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Northeast Community College
Norfolk, NE 2,464 Undergrads 49.1% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$13,845
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$8,812
After Aid
Median Earnings
$42,634
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$8,812
Peer Midpoint: $9,014
Earnings (10yr)$42,634
Peer Midpoint: $40,397
Graduation Rate49.1%
Peer Midpoint: 32.9%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients37.0%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time76.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS69.1%
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
+$426k
+$37k
-$58k
Median Cost$9k/yr
+$410k
+$21k
-$74k
Full Cost$14k/yr
+$401k
+$12k
-$83k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$9k/yr
Never
-458%
Full Cost$14k/yr
Never
-328%
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 Return-477%
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-136%
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
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 1002
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$35,903
Lifetime Value Added
-$77k
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
CertCIP: 5139
Median Debt
$11,099
Earnings (5yr)
$63,942
Lifetime Value Added
+$216k
Precision Metal Working
CertCIP: 4805
Median Debt
$5,500
Earnings (5yr)
$54,402
Lifetime Value Added
+$119k
Associate's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
AssocCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$38,188
Lifetime Value Added
-$94k
Agricultural Business and Management
AssocCIP: 0101
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (5yr)
$51,904
Lifetime Value Added
+$41k
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
AssocCIP: 5108
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (5yr)
$46,424
Lifetime Value Added
-$13k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
AssocCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$10,950
Earnings (5yr)
$43,845
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
Animal Sciences
AssocCIP: 0109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$43,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1002
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$34,163
Lifetime Value Added
-$134k
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection
AssocCIP: 4604
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$47,374
Lifetime Value Added
-$3k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
AssocCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$8,125
Earnings (5yr)
$50,541
Lifetime Value Added
+$27k
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
AssocCIP: 5204
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$34,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$132k
Business/Commerce, General
AssocCIP: 5201
Median Debt
$10,211
Earnings (5yr)
$38,828
Lifetime Value Added
-$87k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
AssocCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$8,040
Earnings (5yr)
$43,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$42k
Design and Applied Arts
AssocCIP: 5004
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$21,508
Lifetime Value Added
-$249k
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1513
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers
AssocCIP: 4603
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (5yr)
$81,805
Lifetime Value Added
+$311k
Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$56,415
Lifetime Value Added
+$116k
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1517
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$52,107
Lifetime Value Added
+$73k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
AssocCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$30,771
Lifetime Value Added
-$149k
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
AssocCIP: 5111
Median Debt
$9,250
Earnings (5yr)
$58,150
Lifetime Value Added
+$100k
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)
AssocCIP: 4702
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,829
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$9,253
Earnings (5yr)
$41,915
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
Plant Sciences
AssocCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$45,506
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k
Psychology, General
AssocCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$30,961
Lifetime Value Added
-$166k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
AssocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (5yr)
$66,603
Lifetime Value Added
+$177k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
AssocCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$11,542
Earnings (5yr)
$36,426
Lifetime Value Added
-$111k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
$11,739
Earnings (5yr)
$51,318
Lifetime Value Added
+$35k
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 0183
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$37,529
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
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.