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Seminole State College of Florida

Sanford, FL 12,864 Undergrads 44.5% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$14,281
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$8,970
After Aid
Median Earnings
$52,407
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$8,970
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$52,407
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Warning: This school's reported earnings inflated significantly (+26%) when the Dept of Education excluded non-graduates from the dataset. Take caution when comparing.
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$41,733
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate44.5%
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 Age24.6
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 Recipients33.3%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time40.7%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS60.2%

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
+$474k
+$7k
-$11k
Median Cost$9k/yr
+$441k
-$25k
-$43k
Full Cost$14k/yr
+$422k
-$45k
-$62k

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$9k/yr
Never
-133%
Full Cost$14k/yr
Never
-121%
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-101%

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-57%
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)
-
Natl Median: $34,272
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,350
Natl Median: $57,584
Lifetime Value Added
+$202k
Biotechnology
CertCIP: 2612
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,955
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,440
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,556
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,400
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,615
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
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,702
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
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,492
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,027
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,796
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,211
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$38,734
Natl Median: $35,447
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,148
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $31,135
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,024
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $33,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,600
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$45,293
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
Median Debt
$10,773
Earnings (4yr)
$53,361
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
+$64k
Median Debt
$12,607
Earnings (4yr)
$71,775
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$236k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,378
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,250
Earnings (4yr)
$40,825
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
-$60k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,519
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,998
Natl Median: $54,246
Lifetime Value Added
+$202k
Computer Programming
AssocCIP: 1102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$79,878
Natl Median: $58,070
Lifetime Value Added
+$308k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$24,052
Natl Median: $41,737
Lifetime Value Added
-$237k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$65,360
Natl Median: $54,726
Lifetime Value Added
+$178k
Median Debt
$10,980
Earnings (4yr)
$55,297
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
+$83k
Median Debt
$14,300
Earnings (4yr)
$43,175
Natl Median: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
-$36k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,895
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
AssocCIP: 1500
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,343
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$41,591
Natl Median: $40,095
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
Fire Protection
AssocCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,589
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$38,887
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
Median Debt
$22,137
Earnings (4yr)
$59,641
Natl Median: $44,669
Lifetime Value Added
+$125k
Median Debt
$9,124
Earnings (4yr)
$45,535
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$13k
Marketing
AssocCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,264
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,628
Natl Median: $64,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$96k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,780
Natl Median: $80,768
Lifetime Value Added
+$126k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $36,074
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$10,750
Earnings (4yr)
$82,579
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$333k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$40,187
Natl Median: $37,656
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$76,753
Natl Median: $82,320
Lifetime Value Added
+$149k
Median Debt
$13,618
Earnings (4yr)
$76,080
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$144k
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
BachCIP: 1510
Median Debt
$14,582
Earnings (4yr)
$80,202
Natl Median: $93,843
Lifetime Value Added
+$175k
Median Debt
$22,168
Earnings (4yr)
$51,719
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
Median Debt
$14,987
Earnings (4yr)
$59,669
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
Median Debt
$13,865
Earnings (4yr)
$65,553
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$63k
Median Debt
$16,558
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Other Programs

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,271
Natl Median: $62,717
Lifetime Value Added
-$227k
Fire Protection
DegCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,434
Natl Median: $64,610
Lifetime Value Added
-$282k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
DegCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,020
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.