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Seminole State College of Florida

Sanford, FL 12,864 Undergrads 45.8% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$11,624
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$3,904
After Aid
Median Earnings
$52,263
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$3,904
Peer Midpoint: $17,726
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$52,263
Peer Midpoint: $36,184
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$47,074
Peer Midpoint: $36,543
Graduation Rate45.8%
Peer Midpoint: 69.9%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average starting age (2015-17)24.6
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients36.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time40.7%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS61.7%

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
+$592k
+$188k
+$106k
Median Cost$4k/yr
+$589k
+$184k
+$102k
Full Cost$12k/yr
+$582k
+$177k
+$95k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
22
∞
Median Cost$4k/yr
23
2824%
Full Cost$12k/yr
24
882%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.⚠️ 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

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 Return1799%

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 Return359%
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

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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
+$208k
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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
-$33k
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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)
$41,247
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
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Median Debt
$14,207
Earnings (4yr)
$53,361
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
+$74k
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Median Debt
$8,875
Earnings (4yr)
$71,775
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$248k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$75,924
Natl Median: $59,378
Lifetime Value Added
+$272k
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Median Debt
$9,627
Earnings (4yr)
$40,825
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
-$51k
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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
+$213k
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Computer Programming
AssocCIP: 1102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$79,878
Natl Median: $58,070
Lifetime Value Added
+$320k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$42,362
Natl Median: $41,737
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$65,360
Natl Median: $54,726
Lifetime Value Added
+$189k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,297
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
+$93k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$43,175
Natl Median: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
-$27k
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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
-$43k
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Fire Protection
AssocCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,589
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$13,573
Earnings (4yr)
$38,887
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,641
Natl Median: $44,669
Lifetime Value Added
+$135k
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Median Debt
$8,000
Earnings (4yr)
$45,535
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$3k
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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
+$106k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,780
Natl Median: $80,768
Lifetime Value Added
+$136k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $36,074
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$10,954
Earnings (4yr)
$82,579
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$345k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$40,187
Natl Median: $37,656
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
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Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$76,753
Natl Median: $82,320
Lifetime Value Added
+$169k
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Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$76,080
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$164k
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Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
BachCIP: 1510
Median Debt
$15,562
Earnings (4yr)
$80,202
Natl Median: $93,843
Lifetime Value Added
+$195k
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Median Debt
$13,831
Earnings (4yr)
$51,719
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$30k
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Median Debt
$16,630
Earnings (4yr)
$59,669
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
+$35k
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Median Debt
$14,250
Earnings (4yr)
$65,553
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$83k
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Median Debt
$11,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,910
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.