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Guilford Technical Community College
Jamestown, NC 8,179 Undergrads 25.6% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$18,425
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$13,926
After Aid
Median Earnings
$33,934
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$13,926
Peer Midpoint: $9,014
Earnings (10yr)$33,934
Peer Midpoint: $40,397
Graduation Rate25.6%
Peer Midpoint: 32.9%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients51.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time41.7%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS49.4%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
100.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$345k
-$44k
-$140k
Median Cost$14k/yr
+$319k
-$70k
-$165k
Full Cost$18k/yr
+$311k
-$78k
-$174k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$14k/yr
Never
-647%
Full Cost$18k/yr
Never
-513%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return-815%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return-213%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Certificates
Accounting and Related Services
CertCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$14,438
Earnings (5yr)
$34,313
Lifetime Value Added
-$99k
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
CertCIP: 5108
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$29,869
Lifetime Value Added
-$147k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CertCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$12,290
Earnings (5yr)
$39,323
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CertCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (5yr)
$34,442
Lifetime Value Added
-$97k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CertCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (5yr)
$46,940
Lifetime Value Added
+$37k
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
CertCIP: 1204
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$19,756
Lifetime Value Added
-$259k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CertCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (5yr)
$54,533
Lifetime Value Added
+$116k
Culinary Arts and Related Services
CertCIP: 1205
Median Debt
$26,250
Earnings (5yr)
$31,549
Lifetime Value Added
-$129k
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
CertCIP: 5106
Median Debt
$10,500
Earnings (2yr)
$26,739
Lifetime Value Added
-$163k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CertCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (5yr)
$34,850
Lifetime Value Added
-$93k
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
CertCIP: 5139
Median Debt
$10,500
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
Precision Metal Working
CertCIP: 4805
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,250
Lifetime Value Added
-$134k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CertCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (2yr)
$15,817
Lifetime Value Added
-$292k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies
CertCIP: 4706
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (5yr)
$56,024
Lifetime Value Added
+$131k
Associate's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
AssocCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$36,659
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
AssocCIP: 5108
Median Debt
$10,500
Earnings (5yr)
$35,779
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
AssocCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$21,933
Earnings (5yr)
$47,818
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1002
Median Debt
$18,550
Earnings (5yr)
$33,212
Lifetime Value Added
-$153k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
AssocCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (5yr)
$36,370
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
AssocCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (5yr)
$42,648
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
AssocCIP: 1204
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$23,943
Lifetime Value Added
-$247k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
AssocCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (5yr)
$38,914
Lifetime Value Added
-$96k
Culinary Arts and Related Services
AssocCIP: 1205
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$30,242
Lifetime Value Added
-$183k
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5106
Median Debt
$10,500
Earnings (5yr)
$59,379
Lifetime Value Added
+$102k
Design and Applied Arts
AssocCIP: 5004
Median Debt
$11,708
Earnings (5yr)
$35,360
Lifetime Value Added
-$131k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
AssocCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$21,125
Earnings (5yr)
$34,817
Lifetime Value Added
-$137k
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)
AssocCIP: 4702
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$41,193
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
Hospitality Administration/Management
AssocCIP: 5209
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$28,217
Lifetime Value Added
-$203k
Human Resources Management and Services
AssocCIP: 5210
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$170k
Legal Support Services
AssocCIP: 2203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$39,227
Lifetime Value Added
-$93k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$11,625
Earnings (5yr)
$36,301
Lifetime Value Added
-$122k
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5115
Median Debt
$31,000
Earnings (5yr)
$19,056
Lifetime Value Added
-$297k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
AssocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$11,577
Earnings (5yr)
$69,879
Lifetime Value Added
+$197k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
AssocCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$17,826
Earnings (5yr)
$32,390
Lifetime Value Added
-$161k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (5yr)
$56,129
Lifetime Value Added
+$71k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.