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San Jacinto Community College
Pasadena, TX 23,071 Undergrads 31.8% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$14,990
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$7,540
After Aid
Median Earnings
$43,062
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$7,540
Peer Midpoint: $9,014
Earnings (10yr)$43,062
Peer Midpoint: $40,397
Graduation Rate31.8%
Peer Midpoint: 32.9%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients38.1%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time39.5%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS58.0%
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
+$430k
+$41k
-$54k
Median Cost$8k/yr
+$417k
+$28k
-$68k
Full Cost$15k/yr
+$403k
+$14k
-$81k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$8k/yr
Never
-489%
Full Cost$15k/yr
Never
-296%
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-422%
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-128%
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 and Medical Assisting Services
CertCIP: 5108
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$39,444
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
CertCIP: 1204
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (5yr)
$30,861
Lifetime Value Added
-$130k
Fire Protection
CertCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$61,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$192k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CertCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$26,353
Lifetime Value Added
-$162k
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)
CertCIP: 4702
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$31,732
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4103
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$78,928
Lifetime Value Added
+$361k
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
CertCIP: 5139
Median Debt
$8,550
Earnings (5yr)
$62,754
Lifetime Value Added
+$205k
Precision Metal Working
CertCIP: 4805
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$42,311
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies
CertCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$57,367
Lifetime Value Added
+$151k
Associate's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
AssocCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$45,383
Lifetime Value Added
-$20k
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
AssocCIP: 5108
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$61,565
Lifetime Value Added
+$134k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
AssocCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$9,912
Earnings (5yr)
$65,830
Lifetime Value Added
+$173k
Behavioral Sciences
AssocCIP: 3017
Median Debt
$10,500
Earnings (5yr)
$43,205
Lifetime Value Added
-$42k
Biological and Physical Sciences
AssocCIP: 3001
Median Debt
$5,425
Earnings (5yr)
$45,037
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
AssocCIP: 5202
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$36,149
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
Business/Commerce, General
AssocCIP: 5201
Median Debt
$9,950
Earnings (5yr)
$51,861
Lifetime Value Added
+$42k
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$47,475
Lifetime Value Added
+$27
Computer and Information Sciences, General
AssocCIP: 1101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$48,357
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
AssocCIP: 1204
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$16,478
Lifetime Value Added
-$301k
Culinary Arts and Related Services
AssocCIP: 1205
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$31,891
Lifetime Value Added
-$154k
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1513
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$53,866
Lifetime Value Added
+$62k
Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$77,377
Lifetime Value Added
+$275k
English Language and Literature, General
AssocCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$30,573
Lifetime Value Added
-$168k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
AssocCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$9,375
Earnings (2yr)
$31,133
Lifetime Value Added
-$143k
Legal Support Services
AssocCIP: 2203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$40,898
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$8,525
Earnings (5yr)
$46,104
Lifetime Value Added
-$13k
Mathematics
AssocCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$68,248
Lifetime Value Added
+$194k
Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5118
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$26,896
Lifetime Value Added
-$188k
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4103
Median Debt
$9,750
Earnings (5yr)
$87,629
Lifetime Value Added
+$365k
Precision Metal Working
AssocCIP: 4805
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$58,874
Lifetime Value Added
+$109k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
AssocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$9,695
Earnings (5yr)
$90,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$386k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
AssocCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$11,250
Earnings (5yr)
$55,030
Lifetime Value Added
+$73k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,369
Lifetime Value Added
+$114k
Visual and Performing Arts, General
AssocCIP: 5001
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$34,414
Lifetime Value Added
-$129k
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.