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San Jacinto Community College

Pasadena, TX 22,969 Undergrads 32.2% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$21,293
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$12,143
After Aid
Median Earnings
$52,809
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$12,143
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$52,809
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$43,062
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate32.2%
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 Age24.2
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 Recipients39.8%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time40.6%
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
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
+$477k
+$10k
-$7k
Median Cost$12k/yr
+$433k
-$34k
-$51k
Full Cost$21k/yr
+$400k
-$66k
-$84k

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$12k/yr
Never
-117%
Full Cost$21k/yr
Never
-110%
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-93%

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-70%
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)
-
Natl Median: $44,589
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$35,814
Natl Median: $34,272
Lifetime Value Added
-$73k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$80,161
Natl Median: $57,584
Lifetime Value Added
+$383k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $33,223
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,440
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $32,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
CertCIP: 1510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,671
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (4yr)
$22,973
Natl Median: $26,307
Lifetime Value Added
-$216k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,702
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $30,572
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $36,116
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,094
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,078
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 1504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,202
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fire Protection
CertCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$61,451
Natl Median: $62,436
Lifetime Value Added
+$188k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$45,568
Natl Median: $35,447
Lifetime Value Added
+$33k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,160
Natl Median: $48,148
Lifetime Value Added
+$125k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $31,135
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,365
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $38,061
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$78,928
Natl Median: $68,527
Lifetime Value Added
+$356k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,668
Natl Median: $49,996
Lifetime Value Added
+$172k
Median Debt
$8,550
Earnings (4yr)
$70,986
Natl Median: $56,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$294k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,392
Natl Median: $48,702
Lifetime Value Added
+$96k
Real Estate
CertCIP: 5215
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,762
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$25,446
Natl Median: $29,652
Lifetime Value Added
-$188k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CertCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,413
Natl Median: $51,586
Lifetime Value Added
+$75k

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$45,383
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
-$29k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,546
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
+$60k
Median Debt
$9,912
Earnings (4yr)
$71,782
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$230k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $35,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Behavioral Sciences
AssocCIP: 3017
Median Debt
$10,500
Earnings (4yr)
$43,440
Natl Median: $40,793
Lifetime Value Added
-$39k
Median Debt
$5,425
Earnings (4yr)
$47,229
Natl Median: $50,181
Lifetime Value Added
-$2k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$36,149
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
-$120k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,587
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$9,950
Earnings (4yr)
$53,335
Natl Median: $49,927
Lifetime Value Added
+$58k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$47,475
Natl Median: $57,472
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$48,357
Natl Median: $54,246
Lifetime Value Added
+$153
Computer Programming
AssocCIP: 1102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,886
Natl Median: $58,070
Lifetime Value Added
+$5k
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
AssocCIP: 1510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$16,478
Natl Median: $27,014
Lifetime Value Added
-$310k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$31,891
Natl Median: $39,605
Lifetime Value Added
-$163k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,403
Natl Median: $55,895
Lifetime Value Added
+$154k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$82,809
Natl Median: $73,046
Lifetime Value Added
+$329k
Engineering, General
AssocCIP: 1401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$87,971
Natl Median: $72,916
Lifetime Value Added
+$375k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$45,720
Natl Median: $36,134
Lifetime Value Added
-$17k
Fine and Studio Arts
AssocCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $31,650
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fire Protection
AssocCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,589
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$9,375
Earnings (4yr)
$41,445
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,180
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,236
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $34,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,207
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$44,805
Natl Median: $44,669
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
Median Debt
$8,525
Earnings (4yr)
$46,684
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
Marine Transportation
AssocCIP: 4903
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,773
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
AssocCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,360
Natl Median: $59,929
Lifetime Value Added
+$116k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,734
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
AssocCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $34,056
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$26,896
Natl Median: $48,724
Lifetime Value Added
-$197k
Median Debt
$9,750
Earnings (4yr)
$111,662
Natl Median: $80,768
Lifetime Value Added
+$587k
Physical Sciences, General
AssocCIP: 4001
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,076
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$58,874
Natl Median: $56,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$100k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,094
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Real Estate
AssocCIP: 5215
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,327
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$9,695
Earnings (4yr)
$96,371
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$450k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
AssocCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,162
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$11,250
Earnings (4yr)
$54,018
Natl Median: $37,656
Lifetime Value Added
+$65k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,487
Natl Median: $58,424
Lifetime Value Added
+$136k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$36,746
Natl Median: $32,799
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k

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.