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Northeast Community College

Norfolk, NE 2,387 Undergrads 48.8% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$14,437
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$8,544
After Aid
Median Earnings
$49,390
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$8,544
Peer Midpoint: $9,847
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$49,390
Peer Midpoint: $50,128
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$42,634
Peer Midpoint: $40,451
Graduation Rate48.8%
Peer Midpoint: 34.6%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average Starting Age22.0
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients36.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time75.0%
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
Assuming 2 Years 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)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$526k
+$11k
+$42k
Median Cost$9k/yr
+$511k
-$5k
+$26k
Full Cost$14k/yr
+$500k
-$16k
+$16k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
32
∞
Median Cost$9k/yr
39
168%
Full Cost$14k/yr
45
58%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ 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
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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 Return224%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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 Return15%
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, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$42,499
Natl Median: $33,223
Lifetime Value Added
+$4k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $32,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,097
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Communications Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 1001
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $33,445
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$46,455
Natl Median: $50,984
Lifetime Value Added
+$46k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,556
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,615
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $30,572
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,605
Natl Median: $53,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$195k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,796
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,211
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,418
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,996
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$11,099
Earnings (4yr)
$64,570
Natl Median: $56,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$235k
Median Debt
$5,500
Earnings (4yr)
$55,434
Natl Median: $48,702
Lifetime Value Added
+$141k
Public Health
CertCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,933
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Real Estate
CertCIP: 5215
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,762
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)
$43,309
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
-$34k
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (4yr)
$44,808
Natl Median: $47,825
Lifetime Value Added
-$19k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$71,726
Natl Median: $42,438
Lifetime Value Added
+$236k
Agriculture, General
AssocCIP: 0100
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$44,376
Natl Median: $45,683
Lifetime Value Added
-$23k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,245
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$45,955
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
Median Debt
$10,950
Earnings (4yr)
$58,050
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$110k
Animal Sciences
AssocCIP: 0109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$38,907
Natl Median: $38,658
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $45,283
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
AssocCIP: 5010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $35,370
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$45,059
Natl Median: $35,660
Lifetime Value Added
-$17k
Biology, General
AssocCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,758
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$47,374
Natl Median: $59,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$3k
Median Debt
$8,125
Earnings (4yr)
$43,448
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
-$33k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$34,382
Natl Median: $37,587
Lifetime Value Added
-$131k
Median Debt
$10,211
Earnings (4yr)
$39,625
Natl Median: $49,927
Lifetime Value Added
-$71k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,243
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,810
Natl Median: $54,246
Lifetime Value Added
+$155k
Computer Science
AssocCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,283
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$8,040
Earnings (4yr)
$45,484
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$12k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$21,508
Natl Median: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
-$248k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,776
Natl Median: $55,895
Lifetime Value Added
+$164k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $31,773
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
AssocCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,787
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$79,074
Natl Median: $70,808
Lifetime Value Added
+$302k
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$82,248
Natl Median: $73,046
Lifetime Value Added
+$330k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$52,107
Natl Median: $67,276
Lifetime Value Added
+$73k
Engineering, General
AssocCIP: 1401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,916
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $36,134
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,913
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fine and Studio Arts
AssocCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $31,650
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$30,771
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$149k
Median Debt
$9,250
Earnings (4yr)
$50,127
Natl Median: $51,711
Lifetime Value Added
+$34k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,829
Natl Median: $58,236
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,422
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
International/Globalization Studies
AssocCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $38,348
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$9,253
Earnings (4yr)
$40,686
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$60k
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
Plant Sciences
AssocCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$45,506
Natl Median: $50,971
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k
Psychology, General
AssocCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$30,961
Natl Median: $39,288
Lifetime Value Added
-$166k
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$71,552
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$234k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,146
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
AssocCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,409
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
AssocCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,162
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$11,542
Earnings (4yr)
$36,172
Natl Median: $37,656
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $35,702
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
$11,739
Earnings (4yr)
$52,727
Natl Median: $58,424
Lifetime Value Added
+$59k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$42,059
Natl Median: $41,460
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k

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.