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Moraine Park Technical College

Fond du Lac, WI 2,464 Undergrads 60.1% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$15,601
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$9,785
After Aid
Median Earnings
$55,950
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$9,785
Peer Midpoint: $17,726
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$55,950
Peer Midpoint: $36,184
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$51,655
Peer Midpoint: $36,543
Graduation Rate60.1%
Peer Midpoint: 69.9%
Average Starting Age27.7
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 Recipients29.6%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time37.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS73.4%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
100.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 1 Year 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)

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$631k
+$226k
+$144k
Median Cost$10k/yr
+$622k
+$217k
+$135k
Full Cost$16k/yr
+$616k
+$212k
+$130k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
21
∞
Median Cost$10k/yr
22
1489%
Full Cost$16k/yr
23
897%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.⚠️ 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

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 Return1826%

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 Return359%
Warning: Read this ROI with care. Most awards here are certificates, so the model prices a one-year program. The earnings figure covers every graduate, including those who finished longer associate programs that pay more. That mix can make the NPV, Social ROI and Pell ROI look much higher than a typical certificate student will see.

Program ROI Analysis

These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,283
Natl Median: $44,589
Lifetime Value Added
+$54k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$37,463
Natl Median: $34,272
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,488
Natl Median: $57,584
Lifetime Value Added
+$173k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,440
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $32,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $38,675
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$35,060
Natl Median: $41,400
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,162
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$14,442
Natl Median: $26,307
Lifetime Value Added
-$306k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $30,572
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $36,116
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,254
Natl Median: $53,078
Lifetime Value Added
+$222k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,001
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$6,475
Earnings (4yr)
$40,852
Natl Median: $35,447
Lifetime Value Added
-$16k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,833
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,148
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,199
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$28,748
Natl Median: $31,135
Lifetime Value Added
-$156k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,907
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,294
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mason/Masonry
CertCIP: 4601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $23,948
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,413
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$3,500
Earnings (4yr)
$52,401
Natl Median: $56,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$109k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,861
Natl Median: $48,702
Lifetime Value Added
+$167k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,511
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CertCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,586
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,909
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
+$29k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$8,872
Earnings (4yr)
$58,445
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$113k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$48,839
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
+$19k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$27,204
Natl Median: $37,587
Lifetime Value Added
-$190k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,519
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Natl Median: $57,472
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
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Computer Programming
AssocCIP: 1102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,070
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$61,978
Natl Median: $54,971
Lifetime Value Added
+$135k
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Median Debt
$9,528
Earnings (4yr)
$53,119
Natl Median: $54,726
Lifetime Value Added
+$61k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,267
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
+$33k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,774
Natl Median: $39,605
Lifetime Value Added
-$205k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,895
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,046
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,095
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,148
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,282
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,180
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,236
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,807
Natl Median: $54,425
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,669
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,556
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
AssocCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,264
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,773
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Natl Median: $40,734
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
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Median Debt
$9,964
Earnings (4yr)
$76,493
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$279k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$24,615
Natl Median: $37,656
Lifetime Value Added
-$218k
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Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,424
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.