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Hawkeye Community College
Waterloo, IA 2,528 Undergrads 31.3% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$15,065
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$10,298
After Aid
Median Earnings
$42,849
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$10,298
Peer Midpoint: $9,014
Earnings (10yr)$42,849
Peer Midpoint: $40,397
Graduation Rate31.3%
Peer Midpoint: 32.9%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients40.6%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time67.2%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS65.6%
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
+$428k
+$40k
-$56k
Median Cost$10k/yr
+$410k
+$21k
-$75k
Full Cost$15k/yr
+$401k
+$12k
-$84k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$10k/yr
Never
-396%
Full Cost$15k/yr
Never
-302%
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-433%
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-131%
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
Agricultural Production Operations
CertCIP: 0103
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$37,192
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
CertCIP: 5204
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$31,763
Lifetime Value Added
-$123k
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
CertCIP: 5106
Median Debt
$11,185
Earnings (5yr)
$40,504
Lifetime Value Added
-$29k
Ground Transportation
CertCIP: 4902
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$46,061
Lifetime Value Added
+$31k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CertCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (5yr)
$34,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
CertCIP: 1907
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$28,339
Lifetime Value Added
-$160k
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
CertCIP: 5139
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$51,467
Lifetime Value Added
+$87k
Precision Metal Working
CertCIP: 4805
Median Debt
$6,800
Earnings (5yr)
$55,933
Lifetime Value Added
+$134k
Associate's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
AssocCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$31,851
Lifetime Value Added
-$140k
Agricultural Business and Management
AssocCIP: 0101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$47,029
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
Agricultural Mechanization
AssocCIP: 0102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$45,852
Lifetime Value Added
+$6k
Agricultural Production Operations
AssocCIP: 0103
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$41,422
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
AssocCIP: 5108
Median Debt
$16,500
Earnings (5yr)
$43,405
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services
AssocCIP: 0106
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$30,771
Lifetime Value Added
-$152k
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
AssocCIP: 5204
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,141
Lifetime Value Added
-$169k
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$49,840
Lifetime Value Added
+$47k
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$48,916
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
AssocCIP: 1109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$62,399
Lifetime Value Added
+$137k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
AssocCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (5yr)
$54,434
Lifetime Value Added
+$62k
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5106
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$52,952
Lifetime Value Added
+$48k
Design and Applied Arts
AssocCIP: 5004
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$30,356
Lifetime Value Added
-$175k
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations
AssocCIP: 5218
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Lifetime Value Added
-$212k
Graphic Communications
AssocCIP: 1003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$24,201
Lifetime Value Added
-$222k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
AssocCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$19,834
Earnings (5yr)
$35,989
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
AssocCIP: 1907
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$30,114
Lifetime Value Added
-$177k
Human Resources Management and Services
AssocCIP: 5210
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$43,962
Lifetime Value Added
-$39k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$11,987
Earnings (5yr)
$43,743
Lifetime Value Added
-$42k
Precision Metal Working
AssocCIP: 4805
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,903
Lifetime Value Added
+$113k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
AssocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$18,469
Earnings (5yr)
$63,114
Lifetime Value Added
+$143k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (5yr)
$51,252
Lifetime Value Added
+$32k
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.