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Guilford Technical Community College

Jamestown, NC 9,260 Undergrads 27.4% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$20,529
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$15,002
After Aid
Median Earnings
$44,924
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$15,002
Peer Midpoint: $9,847
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$44,924
Peer Midpoint: $50,128
Warning: This school's reported earnings inflated significantly (+32%) when the Dept of Education excluded non-graduates from the dataset. Take caution when comparing.
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$33,934
Peer Midpoint: $40,451
Graduation Rate27.4%
Peer Midpoint: 34.6%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average Starting Age26.3
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients53.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time40.4%
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
Assuming 2 Years to Graduation

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)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$482k
-$33k
-$2k
Median Cost$15k/yr
+$455k
-$61k
-$30k
Full Cost$21k/yr
+$444k
-$71k
-$40k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$15k/yr
Never
-108%
Full Cost$21k/yr
Never
-106%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
  • 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
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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-87%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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-67%
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, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Certificates

Median Debt
$14,438
Earnings (4yr)
$48,275
Natl Median: $44,589
Lifetime Value Added
+$60k
Air Transportation
CertCIP: 4901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$41,061
Natl Median: $38,259
Lifetime Value Added
-$18k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$30,457
Natl Median: $34,272
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k
Median Debt
$12,290
Earnings (4yr)
$42,577
Natl Median: $57,584
Lifetime Value Added
-$2k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,214
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$45,955
Natl Median: $47,440
Lifetime Value Added
+$35k
Carpenters
CertCIP: 4602
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,835
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,028
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (4yr)
$54,758
Natl Median: $50,984
Lifetime Value Added
+$128k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,556
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,162
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$31,179
Natl Median: $26,307
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$45,171
Natl Median: $57,702
Lifetime Value Added
+$26k
Median Debt
$26,250
Earnings (4yr)
$27,849
Natl Median: $30,572
Lifetime Value Added
-$164k
Median Debt
$10,500
Earnings (4yr)
$38,964
Natl Median: $33,673
Lifetime Value Added
-$41k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$35,628
Natl Median: $36,116
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,078
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,492
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 1511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,447
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fire Protection
CertCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,436
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$36,695
Natl Median: $35,447
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$46,613
Natl Median: $48,148
Lifetime Value Added
+$42k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,747
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,024
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,365
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$10,500
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Natl Median: $56,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$81k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$48,866
Natl Median: $48,702
Lifetime Value Added
+$66k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,296
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
$31,179
Natl Median: $34,631
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4706
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (4yr)
$61,074
Natl Median: $51,586
Lifetime Value Added
+$194k

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$36,659
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
-$120k
Air Transportation
AssocCIP: 4901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,495
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$10,500
Earnings (4yr)
$43,632
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
-$43k
Median Debt
$21,933
Earnings (4yr)
$58,305
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$101k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $45,283
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,767
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,550
Earnings (4yr)
$31,784
Natl Median: $35,660
Lifetime Value Added
-$163k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,378
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$48,218
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,519
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$51,788
Natl Median: $54,246
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
Computer Programming
AssocCIP: 1102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,070
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,971
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,726
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$23,943
Natl Median: $27,014
Lifetime Value Added
-$249k
Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (4yr)
$46,802
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$11k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$34,159
Natl Median: $39,605
Lifetime Value Added
-$139k
Median Debt
$10,500
Earnings (4yr)
$64,137
Natl Median: $61,982
Lifetime Value Added
+$155k
Median Debt
$11,708
Earnings (4yr)
$33,521
Natl Median: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,792
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,046
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,570
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering, General
AssocCIP: 1401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,916
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fire Protection
AssocCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,589
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,125
Earnings (4yr)
$38,720
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$46,305
Natl Median: $58,236
Lifetime Value Added
-$16k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$28,217
Natl Median: $41,099
Lifetime Value Added
-$205k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Natl Median: $54,425
Lifetime Value Added
-$172k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$39,227
Natl Median: $44,669
Lifetime Value Added
-$95k
Median Debt
$11,625
Earnings (4yr)
$39,971
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,773
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$31,000
Earnings (4yr)
$34,502
Natl Median: $40,734
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,451
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$11,577
Earnings (4yr)
$75,382
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$257k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,839
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,826
Earnings (4yr)
$28,894
Natl Median: $37,656
Lifetime Value Added
-$193k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,149
Natl Median: $58,424
Lifetime Value Added
+$90k

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), 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 decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.