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Hawkeye Community College
Waterloo, IA 2,626 Undergrads 32.3% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$14,901
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$9,649
After Aid
Median Earnings
$49,163
4yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$9,649
Peer Midpoint: $9,847
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$49,163
Peer Midpoint: $50,127.5
Graduation Rate32.3%
Peer Midpoint: 34.6%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients40.8%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time66.9%
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
+$524k
+$9k
+$40k
Median Cost$10k/yr
+$506k
-$9k
+$22k
Full Cost$15k/yr
+$497k
-$19k
+$12k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
33
∞
Median Cost$10k/yr
40
125%
Full Cost$15k/yr
47
45%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation 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 Return199%
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 Return8%
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
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,589
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Agricultural Business and Management
CertCIP: 0101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,073
Natl Median: $43,930
Lifetime Value Added
+$188k
Agricultural Production Operations
CertCIP: 0103
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$37,192
Natl Median: $42,010
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CertCIP: 5109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,584
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services
CertCIP: 0106
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
CertCIP: 5204
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$31,763
Natl Median: $32,681
Lifetime Value Added
-$122k
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
CertCIP: 1109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,162
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
CertCIP: 5106
Median Debt
$11,185
Earnings (4yr)
$42,137
Natl Median: $33,673
Lifetime Value Added
-$1k
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,720
Natl Median: $49,492
Lifetime Value Added
+$215k
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 1504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,202
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
CertCIP: 0302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,263
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Ground Transportation
CertCIP: 4902
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,854
Natl Median: $52,118
Lifetime Value Added
+$155k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CertCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$36,160
Natl Median: $35,447
Lifetime Value Added
-$67k
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)
CertCIP: 4702
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,148
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
CertCIP: 1907
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$31,807
Natl Median: $31,135
Lifetime Value Added
-$115k
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
CertCIP: 5139
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$51,467
Natl Median: $56,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$88k
Precision Metal Working
CertCIP: 4805
Median Debt
$6,800
Earnings (4yr)
$64,717
Natl Median: $48,702
Lifetime Value Added
+$235k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CertCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$13,643
Earnings (4yr)
$59,474
Natl Median: $80,020
Lifetime Value Added
+$182k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,586
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Associate's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
AssocCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$31,851
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
-$139k
Agricultural Business and Management
AssocCIP: 0101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$64,688
Natl Median: $47,825
Lifetime Value Added
+$170k
Agricultural Mechanization
AssocCIP: 0102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$45,852
Natl Median: $61,712
Lifetime Value Added
+$8k
Agricultural Production Operations
AssocCIP: 0103
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$41,422
Natl Median: $42,438
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
AssocCIP: 5108
Median Debt
$16,500
Earnings (4yr)
$48,742
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
+$18k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
AssocCIP: 5109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,860
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$153k
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services
AssocCIP: 0106
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$30,771
Natl Median: $45,283
Lifetime Value Added
-$151k
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
AssocCIP: 5204
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,141
Natl Median: $37,587
Lifetime Value Added
-$168k
Carpenters
AssocCIP: 4602
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$49,840
Natl Median: $64,519
Lifetime Value Added
+$48k
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,998
Natl Median: $57,472
Lifetime Value Added
+$50k
Computer Software and Media Applications
AssocCIP: 1108
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,737
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
AssocCIP: 1109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,975
Natl Median: $54,971
Lifetime Value Added
+$98k
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
AssocCIP: 1110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,726
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminal Justice and Corrections
AssocCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
$62,551
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
+$151k
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5106
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,661
Natl Median: $61,982
Lifetime Value Added
+$152k
Design and Applied Arts
AssocCIP: 5004
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$38,795
Natl Median: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
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)
$73,904
Natl Median: $73,046
Lifetime Value Added
+$253k
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1517
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,276
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
AssocCIP: 0302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$42,420
Natl Median: $42,169
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
Fire Protection
AssocCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,589
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations
AssocCIP: 5218
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,000
Natl Median: $46,500
Lifetime Value Added
+$117k
Graphic Communications
AssocCIP: 1003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$41,726
Natl Median: $36,221
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
AssocCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$19,834
Earnings (4yr)
$37,826
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
Hospitality Administration/Management
AssocCIP: 5209
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,099
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
AssocCIP: 1907
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$26,253
Natl Median: $34,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$210k
Human Resources Management and Services
AssocCIP: 5210
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$40,401
Natl Median: $54,425
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$11,987
Earnings (4yr)
$46,225
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management
AssocCIP: 3103
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,884
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Precision Metal Working
AssocCIP: 4805
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,903
Natl Median: $56,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$115k
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
AssocCIP: 0907
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$34,419
Natl Median: $36,074
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
AssocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$18,469
Earnings (4yr)
$68,420
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$204k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$62,817
Natl Median: $58,424
Lifetime Value Added
+$153k
Other Programs
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
DegCIP: 2401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,308
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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 degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.