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Nassau Community College
Garden City, NY 10,630 Undergrads 34.3% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$14,983
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$7,095
After Aid
Median Earnings
$51,431
4yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$7,095
Peer Midpoint: $9,847
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$51,431
Peer Midpoint: $50,127.5
Graduation Rate34.3%
Peer Midpoint: 34.6%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients41.2%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time62.1%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS59.7%
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
+$546k
+$31k
+$62k
Median Cost$7k/yr
+$533k
+$18k
+$49k
Full Cost$15k/yr
+$519k
+$3k
+$35k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
29
∞
Median Cost$7k/yr
33
376%
Full Cost$15k/yr
37
125%
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 Return347%
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 Return42%
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
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CertCIP: 5202
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,440
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Associate's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
AssocCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$9,000
Earnings (4yr)
$62,156
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
+$152k
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
AssocCIP: 5108
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$68,998
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
+$214k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
AssocCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$13,807
Earnings (4yr)
$99,804
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$490k
American Sign Language
AssocCIP: 1616
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,886
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
AssocCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,758
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations
AssocCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$9,842
Earnings (4yr)
$51,076
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
+$46k
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
AssocCIP: 5204
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,587
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,729
Natl Median: $64,519
Lifetime Value Added
+$100k
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,472
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Communication and Media Studies
AssocCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$10,875
Earnings (4yr)
$47,054
Natl Median: $43,243
Lifetime Value Added
+$6k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
AssocCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$10,666
Earnings (4yr)
$57,178
Natl Median: $54,246
Lifetime Value Added
+$105k
Computer Science
AssocCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,735
Natl Median: $62,283
Lifetime Value Added
+$248k
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
$10,250
Earnings (4yr)
$54,243
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
+$76k
Culinary Arts and Related Services
AssocCIP: 1205
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$28,309
Natl Median: $39,605
Lifetime Value Added
-$172k
Dance
AssocCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $30,547
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Design and Applied Arts
AssocCIP: 5004
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$37,466
Natl Median: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
-$90k
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
-
Earnings (4yr)
$65,428
Natl Median: $67,792
Lifetime Value Added
+$182k
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$61,516
Natl Median: $63,241
Lifetime Value Added
+$169k
Engineering Science
AssocCIP: 1413
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,621
Natl Median: $75,098
Lifetime Value Added
+$247k
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
-
Earnings (4yr)
$28,086
Natl Median: $31,650
Lifetime Value Added
-$186k
Fire Protection
AssocCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,589
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
AssocCIP: 1905
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,446
Natl Median: $39,400
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science
AssocCIP: 1203
Median Debt
$9,163
Earnings (4yr)
$51,433
Natl Median: $52,962
Lifetime Value Added
+$49k
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations
AssocCIP: 5218
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,500
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health and Medical Administrative Services
AssocCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$48,643
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$22k
Homeland Security
AssocCIP: 4303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,829
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Hospitality Administration/Management
AssocCIP: 5209
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,099
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Human Services, General
AssocCIP: 4400
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (4yr)
$48,442
Natl Median: $39,422
Lifetime Value Added
+$20k
Legal Support Services
AssocCIP: 2203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$64,127
Natl Median: $44,669
Lifetime Value Added
+$170k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$9,819
Earnings (4yr)
$46,296
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$2k
Marketing
AssocCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
$45,971
Natl Median: $44,264
Lifetime Value Added
-$5k
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
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
AssocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$15,313
Earnings (4yr)
$116,858
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$643k
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
AssocCIP: 2313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $38,641
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations
AssocCIP: 5219
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$47,943
Natl Median: $53,002
Lifetime Value Added
+$5k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
AssocCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,162
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
AssocCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$6,500
Earnings (4yr)
$39,105
Natl Median: $37,656
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
AssocCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $35,702
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Teaching Assistants/Aides
AssocCIP: 1315
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $36,642
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.