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North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, MN 3,299 Undergrads 26.0% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$14,293
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$9,804
After Aid
Median Earnings
$51,142
10yr Post-Entry

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$9,804
Peer Midpoint: $9,014
Earnings (10yr)$51,142
Peer Midpoint: $40,397
Graduation Rate26.0%
Peer Midpoint: 32.9%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients43.3%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time36.3%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS69.2%

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
+$505k
+$116k
+$21k
Median Cost$10k/yr
+$487k
+$98k
+$3k
Full Cost$14k/yr
+$479k
+$90k
-$5k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
38
∞
Median Cost$10k/yr
58
16%
Full Cost$14k/yr
Never
-21%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year 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 Return79%

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-18%
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

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection
CertCIP: 4604
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$53,984
Lifetime Value Added
+$148k
Legal Support Services
CertCIP: 2203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$55,490
Lifetime Value Added
+$130k

Associate's Degrees

Accounting and Related Services
AssocCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$56,901
Lifetime Value Added
+$86k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
AssocCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (5yr)
$53,568
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$48,265
Lifetime Value Added
+$32k
Computer Science
AssocCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$10,029
Earnings (5yr)
$69,928
Lifetime Value Added
+$205k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
AssocCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$22,625
Earnings (5yr)
$49,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
Design and Applied Arts
AssocCIP: 5004
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$30,409
Lifetime Value Added
-$155k
Legal Support Services
AssocCIP: 2203
Median Debt
$12,849
Earnings (5yr)
$51,872
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (5yr)
$44,336
Lifetime Value Added
-$35k
Management Information Systems and Services
AssocCIP: 5212
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,096
Lifetime Value Added
+$107k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
AssocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$16,447
Earnings (5yr)
$79,612
Lifetime Value Added
+$290k

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, 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 should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.