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Ozarks Technical Community College

Springfield, MO 8,165 Undergrads 28.6% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$13,188
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$6,936
After Aid
Median Earnings
$42,628
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$6,936
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$42,628
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$36,455
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate28.6%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average Starting Age25.5
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 Recipients51.3%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time56.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS55.5%

Admissions Profile

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

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 4 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
+$391k
-$76k
-$93k
Median Cost$7k/yr
+$366k
-$101k
-$118k
Full Cost$13k/yr
+$344k
-$123k
-$141k

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
Never
-∞
Median Cost$7k/yr
Never
-473%
Full Cost$13k/yr
Never
-296%
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 Return-397%

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 Return-123%
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)
$42,946
Natl Median: $44,589
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
Median Debt
$18,555
Earnings (4yr)
$51,863
Natl Median: $57,584
Lifetime Value Added
+$105k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $32,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Communications Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 1001
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$35,844
Natl Median: $33,445
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
Median Debt
$7,149
Earnings (4yr)
$51,849
Natl Median: $56,556
Lifetime Value Added
+$105k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,441
Natl Median: $50,162
Lifetime Value Added
+$80k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,529
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$34,167
Natl Median: $30,572
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,134
Natl Median: $33,673
Lifetime Value Added
+$129k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$47,668
Natl Median: $53,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$51k
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,492
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$71,199
Natl Median: $79,019
Lifetime Value Added
+$301k
Fire Protection
CertCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,436
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $32,130
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$14,834
Earnings (4yr)
$40,301
Natl Median: $35,447
Lifetime Value Added
-$19k
Median Debt
$6,500
Earnings (4yr)
$46,323
Natl Median: $46,980
Lifetime Value Added
+$46k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$39,590
Natl Median: $48,148
Lifetime Value Added
-$27k
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,619
Natl Median: $62,199
Lifetime Value Added
+$155k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$28,599
Natl Median: $31,135
Lifetime Value Added
-$154k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$45,441
Natl Median: $57,294
Lifetime Value Added
+$37k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,906
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
CertCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$19,833
Earnings (4yr)
$34,803
Natl Median: $49,757
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,561
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,527
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$10,360
Earnings (4yr)
$56,032
Natl Median: $56,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$149k
Median Debt
$4,115
Earnings (4yr)
$47,218
Natl Median: $48,702
Lifetime Value Added
+$56k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4706
Median Debt
$8,750
Earnings (4yr)
$41,538
Natl Median: $51,586
Lifetime Value Added
-$5k

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
$23,429
Earnings (4yr)
$36,169
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
-$103k
Agriculture, General
AssocCIP: 0100
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $45,683
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Air Transportation
AssocCIP: 4901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,495
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$12,750
Earnings (4yr)
$43,091
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
-$33k
Median Debt
$14,512
Earnings (4yr)
$59,656
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$128k
Biology, General
AssocCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$38,065
Natl Median: $44,758
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
Median Debt
$11,050
Earnings (4yr)
$50,243
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
Chemistry
AssocCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,597
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,472
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Communications Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1001
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$34,208
Natl Median: $35,292
Lifetime Value Added
-$123k
Computer Programming
AssocCIP: 1102
Median Debt
$11,250
Earnings (4yr)
$59,646
Natl Median: $58,070
Lifetime Value Added
+$128k
Median Debt
$14,907
Earnings (4yr)
$51,817
Natl Median: $54,971
Lifetime Value Added
+$53k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,283
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$8,933
Earnings (4yr)
$34,685
Natl Median: $39,605
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
Median Debt
$8,216
Earnings (4yr)
$53,798
Natl Median: $61,982
Lifetime Value Added
+$72k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$46,828
Natl Median: $55,895
Lifetime Value Added
-$5k
Engineering, General
AssocCIP: 1401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,033
Natl Median: $72,916
Lifetime Value Added
+$242k
Fire Protection
AssocCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,589
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$25,483
Natl Median: $36,221
Lifetime Value Added
-$218k
Median Debt
$18,782
Earnings (4yr)
$47,147
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$7k
Median Debt
$16,023
Earnings (4yr)
$45,153
Natl Median: $48,027
Lifetime Value Added
-$13k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$41,709
Natl Median: $58,236
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,017
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,185
Earnings (4yr)
$28,862
Natl Median: $34,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$178k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$49,556
Natl Median: $73,593
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
Median Debt
$10,493
Earnings (4yr)
$39,505
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
Marketing
AssocCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$29,718
Earnings (4yr)
$39,172
Natl Median: $44,264
Lifetime Value Added
-$73k
Mathematics
AssocCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,929
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $45,634
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,768
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,425
Natl Median: $56,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$98k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,392
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
AssocCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,759
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,249
Earnings (4yr)
$76,844
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$285k
Social Work
AssocCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,409
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$9,749
Earnings (4yr)
$34,352
Natl Median: $35,702
Lifetime Value Added
-$122k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$40,032
Natl Median: $58,424
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k

Other Programs

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,292
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,308
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,949
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $31,553
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.