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Itawamba Community College

Fulton, MS 4,167 Undergrads 42.8% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$12,079
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$4,616
After Aid
Median Earnings
$41,849
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$4,616
Peer Midpoint: $9,847
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$41,849
Peer Midpoint: $50,128
Warning: This school's reported earnings inflated significantly (+27%) when the Dept of Education excluded non-graduates from the dataset. Take caution when comparing.
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$32,912
Peer Midpoint: $40,451
Graduation Rate42.8%
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 Age21.8
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients56.7%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time77.1%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS51.6%

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
+$451k
-$64k
-$33k
Median Cost$5k/yr
+$443k
-$73k
-$42k
Full Cost$12k/yr
+$429k
-$86k
-$55k

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$5k/yr
Never
-490%
Full Cost$12k/yr
Never
-249%
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-330%

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-99%
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
$9,201
Earnings (4yr)
$49,957
Natl Median: $56,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$87k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$48,249
Natl Median: $48,702
Lifetime Value Added
+$69k

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,596
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,825
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,245
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,837
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
+$18k
Median Debt
$8,514
Earnings (4yr)
$51,176
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$51k
Architecture
AssocCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,546
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
AssocCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$32,396
Natl Median: $44,758
Lifetime Value Added
-$138k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$30,990
Natl Median: $37,587
Lifetime Value Added
-$158k
Median Debt
$4,500
Earnings (4yr)
$44,026
Natl Median: $49,927
Lifetime Value Added
-$20k
Chemistry
AssocCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,597
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,472
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,246
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Engineering
AssocCIP: 1409
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,316
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Programming
AssocCIP: 1102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$32,459
Natl Median: $58,070
Lifetime Value Added
-$137k
Computer Science
AssocCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,283
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$43,416
Natl Median: $54,971
Lifetime Value Added
-$34k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$36,652
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$94k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $31,773
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$70,093
Natl Median: $70,808
Lifetime Value Added
+$228k
Engineering, General
AssocCIP: 1401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,001
Natl Median: $72,916
Lifetime Value Added
+$88k
Fine and Studio Arts
AssocCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$30,518
Natl Median: $31,650
Lifetime Value Added
-$157k
Forestry
AssocCIP: 0305
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,725
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$44,907
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$11k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$31,067
Natl Median: $51,711
Lifetime Value Added
-$157k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$35,060
Natl Median: $58,236
Lifetime Value Added
-$96k
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$78,139
Natl Median: $69,017
Lifetime Value Added
+$301k
History
AssocCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $38,929
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$24,847
Natl Median: $34,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$215k
Journalism
AssocCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,496
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,669
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$6,500
Earnings (4yr)
$38,832
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,796
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
AssocCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,264
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
AssocCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,929
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
AssocCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $34,056
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Non-Professional Legal Studies
AssocCIP: 2200
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,222
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $45,147
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$47,260
Natl Median: $56,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$31k
Psychology, General
AssocCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$35,109
Natl Median: $39,288
Lifetime Value Added
-$110k
Public Health
AssocCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,759
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $36,074
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$10,100
Earnings (4yr)
$67,719
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$207k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,854
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
AssocCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$33,989
Natl Median: $39,409
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,614
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
AssocCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,162
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$33,484
Natl Median: $37,656
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$34,783
Natl Median: $35,702
Lifetime Value Added
-$113k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$44,058
Natl Median: $58,424
Lifetime Value Added
-$19k

Other Programs

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 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.