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Pima Community College
Tucson, AZ 13,869 Undergrads 19.4% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$8,916
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$3,123
After Aid
Median Earnings
$39,810
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$3,123
Peer Midpoint: $16,832
Earnings (10yr)$39,810
Peer Midpoint: $31,349
Graduation Rate19.4%
Peer Midpoint: 66.3%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients29.9%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time24.8%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS58.6%
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
+$425k
+$101k
-$59k
Median Cost$3k/yr
+$422k
+$98k
-$62k
Full Cost$9k/yr
+$417k
+$92k
-$67k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$3k/yr
Never
-2140%
Full Cost$9k/yr
Never
-815%
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-1378%
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-291%
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
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CertCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$6,278
Earnings (5yr)
$49,793
Lifetime Value Added
+$77k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CertCIP: 5202
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$49,847
Lifetime Value Added
+$77k
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CertCIP: 5110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$16,677
Lifetime Value Added
-$283k
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
CertCIP: 5106
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$39,434
Lifetime Value Added
-$33k
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technology
CertCIP: 4701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$51,028
Lifetime Value Added
+$90k
Fire Protection
CertCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$57,663
Lifetime Value Added
+$158k
Ground Transportation
CertCIP: 4902
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$56,889
Lifetime Value Added
+$150k
Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies
CertCIP: 5126
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$18,771
Lifetime Value Added
-$247k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CertCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$34,681
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
CertCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$36,221
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
Hospitality Administration/Management
CertCIP: 5209
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$50,355
Lifetime Value Added
+$83k
Human Resources Management and Services
CertCIP: 5210
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$32,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$88k
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CertCIP: 5115
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$15,288
Lifetime Value Added
-$288k
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
CertCIP: 5139
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (5yr)
$71,022
Lifetime Value Added
+$289k
Social Work
CertCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$29,518
Lifetime Value Added
-$141k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies
CertCIP: 4706
Median Debt
$7,375
Earnings (5yr)
$56,784
Lifetime Value Added
+$149k
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 0183
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$35,718
Lifetime Value Added
-$73k
Associate's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
AssocCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$32,401
Lifetime Value Added
-$141k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
AssocCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$7,000
Earnings (5yr)
$64,206
Lifetime Value Added
+$166k
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection
AssocCIP: 4604
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$30,409
Lifetime Value Added
-$143k
Business/Commerce, General
AssocCIP: 5201
Median Debt
$6,500
Earnings (5yr)
$53,336
Lifetime Value Added
+$65k
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
AssocCIP: 1109
Median Debt
$4,900
Earnings (5yr)
$55,139
Lifetime Value Added
+$82k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
AssocCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$4,500
Earnings (5yr)
$49,049
Lifetime Value Added
+$23k
Culinary Arts and Related Services
AssocCIP: 1205
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$34,298
Lifetime Value Added
-$122k
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5106
Median Debt
$8,731
Earnings (5yr)
$64,067
Lifetime Value Added
+$165k
Design and Applied Arts
AssocCIP: 5004
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$32,150
Lifetime Value Added
-$144k
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1513
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,289
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
Education, General
AssocCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$45,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$15k
Engineering, General
AssocCIP: 1401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$83,007
Lifetime Value Added
+$333k
Fire Protection
AssocCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$62,429
Lifetime Value Added
+$150k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
AssocCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$9,125
Earnings (5yr)
$44,477
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k
Legal Support Services
AssocCIP: 2203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$46,022
Lifetime Value Added
-$6k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$6,856
Earnings (5yr)
$44,831
Lifetime Value Added
-$18k
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5115
Median Debt
$5,250
Earnings (5yr)
$32,729
Lifetime Value Added
-$138k
Precision Metal Working
AssocCIP: 4805
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$48,310
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
AssocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$12,125
Earnings (5yr)
$79,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$299k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
AssocCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$29,204
Lifetime Value Added
-$173k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
$4,937
Earnings (5yr)
$52,438
Lifetime Value Added
+$56k
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 0183
Median Debt
$7,000
Earnings (5yr)
$36,635
Lifetime Value Added
-$99k
Visual and Performing Arts, General
AssocCIP: 5001
Median Debt
$7,000
Earnings (5yr)
$19,980
Lifetime Value Added
-$268k
Post-Baccalaureate Certificates
Education, Other
PB-CertCIP: 1399
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$49,108
Lifetime Value Added
+$31k
Special Education and Teaching
PB-CertCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
PB-CertCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$47,934
Lifetime Value Added
+$19k
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.