Monroe Community College

Rochester, NY 7,623 Undergrads 28.2% Grad Rate

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Total Cost

$14,606

Sticker Price

Avg Net Price

$6,353

After Aid

Median Earnings

$47,430

4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$6,353

Peer Midpoint: $9,847

Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$47,430

Peer Midpoint: $50,127.5

Graduation Rate28.2%

Peer Midpoint: 34.6%

Socio-Economic Diversity

Pell Grant Recipients53.8%

Enrollment Status

Full-Time59.0%

Economic Outcomes

Earn More than HS57.6%

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

+$507k

-$9k

+$23k

Median Cost$6k/yr

+$495k

-$20k

+$11k

Full Cost$15k/yr

+$480k

-$35k

-$4k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age

Return on Inv. %

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

∞

Median Cost$6k/yr

94%

Full Cost$15k/yr

Never

-16%

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 Return88%

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-17%

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 and Food Products Processing

CertCIP: 0104

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $44,665

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

CertCIP: 5109

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $57,584

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management

CertCIP: 1110

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $52,615

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Criminal Justice and Corrections

CertCIP: 4301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$113,262

Natl Median: $57,702

Lifetime Value Added

+$710k

Culinary Arts and Related Services

CertCIP: 1205

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $30,572

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Dental Support Services and Allied Professions

CertCIP: 5106

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$43,828

Natl Median: $33,673

Lifetime Value Added

+$20k

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 1513

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $53,359

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

Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 1504

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,202

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 1517

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,796

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations

CertCIP: 5207

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $50,211

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services

CertCIP: 1905

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $42,790

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Geography and Cartography

CertCIP: 4507

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $58,705

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health and Medical Administrative Services

CertCIP: 5107

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$38,273

Natl Median: $35,447

Lifetime Value Added

-$41k

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

Homeland Security

CertCIP: 4303

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $62,995

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

CertCIP: 1907

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $31,135

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Human Services, General

CertCIP: 4400

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $36,390

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Legal Support Services

CertCIP: 2203

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$48,602

Natl Median: $49,747

Lifetime Value Added

+$71k

Mathematics

CertCIP: 2701

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $81,646

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions

CertCIP: 5115

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $43,365

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Precision Metal Working

CertCIP: 4805

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$47,330

Natl Median: $48,702

Lifetime Value Added

+$58k

Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other

CertCIP: 4499

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $43,573

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations

CertCIP: 5219

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $40,127

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Teaching Assistants/Aides

CertCIP: 1315

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $24,479

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Associate's Degrees

Accounting and Related Services

AssocCIP: 5203

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$48,438

Natl Median: $47,660

Lifetime Value Added

+$21k

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

AssocCIP: 5109

Median Debt

$13,500

Earnings (4yr)

$63,616

Natl Median: $65,389

Lifetime Value Added

+$166k

Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1002

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$34,473

Natl Median: $35,660

Lifetime Value Added

-$119k

Biology, General

AssocCIP: 2601

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$44,319

Natl Median: $44,758

Lifetime Value Added

-$20k

Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 4101

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $51,168

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business Administration, Management and Operations

AssocCIP: 5202

Median Debt

$9,000

Earnings (4yr)

$52,396

Natl Median: $48,733

Lifetime Value Added

+$60k

Business Operations Support and Assistant Services

AssocCIP: 5204

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$32,382

Natl Median: $37,587

Lifetime Value Added

-$127k

Chemistry

AssocCIP: 4005

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $51,597

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions

AssocCIP: 5110

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$55,867

Natl Median: $57,472

Lifetime Value Added

+$83k

Communication and Media Studies

AssocCIP: 0901

Median Debt

$9,375

Earnings (4yr)

$36,389

Natl Median: $43,243

Lifetime Value Added

-$100k

Community Organization and Advocacy

AssocCIP: 4402

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$37,702

Natl Median: $39,680

Lifetime Value Added

-$94k

Computer and Information Sciences, General

AssocCIP: 1101

Median Debt

$7,969

Earnings (4yr)

$57,829

Natl Median: $54,246

Lifetime Value Added

+$112k

Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1512

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,195

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer Science

AssocCIP: 1107

Median Debt

$9,500

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $62,283

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Construction Engineering Technology/Technician

AssocCIP: 1510

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $71,367

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Criminal Justice and Corrections

AssocCIP: 4301

Median Debt

$11,000

Earnings (4yr)

$45,814

Natl Median: $46,706

Lifetime Value Added

-$5k

Dental Support Services and Allied Professions

AssocCIP: 5106

Median Debt

$13,501

Earnings (4yr)

$67,757

Natl Median: $61,982

Lifetime Value Added

+$204k

Design and Applied Arts

AssocCIP: 5004

Median Debt

$8,000

Earnings (4yr)

$39,328

Natl Median: $38,127

Lifetime Value Added

-$70k

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

AssocCIP: 5005

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $31,773

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1503

Median Debt

$13,250

Earnings (4yr)

$67,046

Natl Median: $67,792

Lifetime Value Added

+$198k

Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1504

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $73,046

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Engineering, General

AssocCIP: 1401

Median Debt

$8,250

Earnings (4yr)

$80,039

Natl Median: $72,916

Lifetime Value Added

+$315k

English Language and Literature, General

AssocCIP: 2301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $36,134

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations

AssocCIP: 5207

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $40,095

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1505

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$50,201

Natl Median: $56,131

Lifetime Value Added

+$29k

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies

AssocCIP: 0502

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $38,387

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Film/Video and Photographic Arts

AssocCIP: 5006

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $33,186

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Fine and Studio Arts

AssocCIP: 5007

Median Debt

$8,875

Earnings (4yr)

$30,473

Natl Median: $31,650

Lifetime Value Added

-$160k

Fire Protection

AssocCIP: 4302

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$39,909

Natl Median: $73,589

Lifetime Value Added

-$48k

Geography and Cartography

AssocCIP: 4507

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $53,052

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences

AssocCIP: 4006

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $46,694

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health and Medical Administrative Services

AssocCIP: 5107

Median Debt

$8,875

Earnings (4yr)

$43,634

Natl Median: $37,073

Lifetime Value Added

-$27k

Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other

AssocCIP: 5199

Median Debt

$11,250

Earnings (4yr)

$45,167

Natl Median: $48,027

Lifetime Value Added

-$11k

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)

AssocCIP: 4702

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$57,305

Natl Median: $58,236

Lifetime Value Added

+$107k

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other

AssocCIP: 4399

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $40,255

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Homeland Security

AssocCIP: 4303

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $58,829

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Hospitality Administration/Management

AssocCIP: 5209

Median Debt

$11,500

Earnings (4yr)

$35,311

Natl Median: $41,099

Lifetime Value Added

-$111k

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

AssocCIP: 1907

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $34,184

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Human Services, General

AssocCIP: 4400

Median Debt

$14,920

Earnings (4yr)

$43,110

Natl Median: $39,422

Lifetime Value Added

-$32k

Information Science/Studies

AssocCIP: 1104

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $56,799

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

International Business

AssocCIP: 5211

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $53,207

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

International/Globalization Studies

AssocCIP: 3020

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $38,348

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Legal Professions and Studies, Other

AssocCIP: 2299

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$41,258

Natl Median: $50,642

Lifetime Value Added

-$59k

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

AssocCIP: 2401

Median Debt

$9,399

Earnings (4yr)

$42,755

Natl Median: $44,125

Lifetime Value Added

-$36k

Mathematics

AssocCIP: 2701

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $59,929

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1508

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$73,931

Natl Median: $64,773

Lifetime Value Added

+$260k

Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions

AssocCIP: 5115

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $40,734

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Music

AssocCIP: 5009

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $34,056

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Physics

AssocCIP: 4008

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $63,321

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Precision Metal Working

AssocCIP: 4805

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$48,015

Natl Median: $56,451

Lifetime Value Added

+$7k

Psychology, General

AssocCIP: 4201

Median Debt

$7,899

Earnings (4yr)

$38,612

Natl Median: $39,288

Lifetime Value Added

-$77k

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

AssocCIP: 0909

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $53,309

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

AssocCIP: 5138

Median Debt

$16,500

Earnings (4yr)

$86,729

Natl Median: $80,813

Lifetime Value Added

+$375k

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies

AssocCIP: 2313

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $38,641

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

AssocCIP: 3105

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$47,320

Natl Median: $40,162

Lifetime Value Added

+$10k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

AssocCIP: 1312

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$41,115

Natl Median: $36,172

Lifetime Value Added

-$60k

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 4706

Median Debt

$8,876

Earnings (4yr)

$57,250

Natl Median: $58,424

Lifetime Value Added

+$107k

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.