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Ranken Technical College

Saint Louis, MO 1,780 Undergrads 51.3% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$30,904
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$20,834
After Aid
Median Earnings
$67,610
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$20,834
Peer Midpoint: $17,726
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$67,610
Peer Midpoint: $36,184
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$60,835
Peer Midpoint: $36,543
Graduation Rate51.3%
Peer Midpoint: 69.9%
Average Starting Age24.4
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients49.1%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time74.3%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS76.9%

Admissions Profile

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

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 1 Year 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)

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$748k
+$344k
+$262k
Median Cost$21k/yr
+$729k
+$325k
+$243k
Full Cost$31k/yr
+$720k
+$316k
+$233k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
20
∞
Median Cost$21k/yr
21
1256%
Full Cost$31k/yr
22
814%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.
  • 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 Return1687%

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 Return335%
Warning: Read this ROI with care. Most awards here are certificates, so the model prices a one-year program. The earnings figure covers every graduate, including those who finished longer associate and bachelor's programs that pay more. That mix can make the NPV, Social ROI and Pell ROI look much higher than a typical certificate student will see.

Program ROI Analysis

These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,012
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,440
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Carpenters
CertCIP: 4602
Median Debt
$9,975
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Natl Median: $41,835
Lifetime Value Added
-$136k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,498
Natl Median: $38,000
Lifetime Value Added
+$153k
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Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4701
Median Debt
$12,700
Earnings (4yr)
$72,935
Natl Median: $43,027
Lifetime Value Added
+$308k
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Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 1504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$68,345
Natl Median: $65,202
Lifetime Value Added
+$263k
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Median Debt
$12,425
Earnings (4yr)
$69,072
Natl Median: $45,268
Lifetime Value Added
+$270k
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Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$83,278
Natl Median: $62,199
Lifetime Value Added
+$393k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,413
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$5,599
Earnings (4yr)
$70,407
Natl Median: $49,996
Lifetime Value Added
+$284k
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Median Debt
$8,100
Earnings (4yr)
$54,143
Natl Median: $48,702
Lifetime Value Added
+$117k
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Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4706
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$49,325
Natl Median: $51,586
Lifetime Value Added
+$66k
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Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,767
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,403
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Carpenters
AssocCIP: 4602
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$48,574
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k
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Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$59,319
Natl Median: $55,195
Lifetime Value Added
+$101k
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Computer Programming
AssocCIP: 1102
Median Debt
$11,950
Earnings (4yr)
$64,032
Natl Median: $58,070
Lifetime Value Added
+$146k
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Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4701
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$77,127
Natl Median: $63,241
Lifetime Value Added
+$265k
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Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1504
Median Debt
$13,136
Earnings (4yr)
$76,244
Natl Median: $73,046
Lifetime Value Added
+$257k
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Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$63,908
Natl Median: $55,148
Lifetime Value Added
+$144k
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Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$68,900
Natl Median: $69,017
Lifetime Value Added
+$191k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$68,297
Natl Median: $56,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$185k
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Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$62,450
Natl Median: $58,424
Lifetime Value Added
+$131k
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Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$71,688
Natl Median: $82,320
Lifetime Value Added
+$69k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$88,623
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$199k
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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.