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Sinclair Community College
Dayton, OH 12,585 Undergrads 25.9% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$10,381
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$5,741
After Aid
Median Earnings
$37,558
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$5,741
Peer Midpoint: $16,832
Earnings (10yr)$37,558
Peer Midpoint: $31,349
Graduation Rate25.9%
Peer Midpoint: 66.3%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients33.1%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time26.8%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS56.9%
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
+$403k
+$78k
-$82k
Median Cost$6k/yr
+$397k
+$73k
-$87k
Full Cost$10k/yr
+$393k
+$68k
-$91k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$6k/yr
Never
-1633%
Full Cost$10k/yr
Never
-948%
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-1631%
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-349%
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
$3,441
Earnings (5yr)
$46,267
Lifetime Value Added
+$37k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CertCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$7,287
Earnings (5yr)
$67,972
Lifetime Value Added
+$258k
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CertCIP: 5110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$39,940
Lifetime Value Added
-$30k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CertCIP: 4301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$31,556
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
CertCIP: 5106
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$50,693
Lifetime Value Added
+$84k
Fire Protection
CertCIP: 4302
Median Debt
$5,500
Earnings (5yr)
$57,887
Lifetime Value Added
+$158k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CertCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$31,207
Lifetime Value Added
-$125k
Hospitality Administration/Management
CertCIP: 5209
Median Debt
$5,500
Earnings (5yr)
$34,648
Lifetime Value Added
-$87k
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
CertCIP: 5139
Median Debt
$5,868
Earnings (5yr)
$46,170
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
Associate's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
AssocCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$45,535
Lifetime Value Added
-$16k
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
AssocCIP: 5108
Median Debt
$11,474
Earnings (5yr)
$39,779
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
AssocCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$14,197
Earnings (5yr)
$64,254
Lifetime Value Added
+$162k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
AssocCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$11,308
Earnings (5yr)
$54,108
Lifetime Value Added
+$67k
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
AssocCIP: 5204
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,289
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
Communication and Media Studies
AssocCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$11,944
Earnings (5yr)
$38,860
Lifetime Value Added
-$81k
Computer Programming
AssocCIP: 1102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$75,665
Lifetime Value Added
+$263k
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
AssocCIP: 1109
Median Debt
$14,985
Earnings (5yr)
$67,111
Lifetime Value Added
+$188k
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
AssocCIP: 1110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$37,208
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
AssocCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$12,792
Earnings (5yr)
$43,753
Lifetime Value Added
-$33k
Culinary Arts and Related Services
AssocCIP: 1205
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$34,535
Lifetime Value Added
-$125k
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5106
Median Debt
$18,000
Earnings (5yr)
$56,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$87k
Design and Applied Arts
AssocCIP: 5004
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (5yr)
$36,535
Lifetime Value Added
-$105k
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Lifetime Value Added
-$18k
Engineering, General
AssocCIP: 1401
Median Debt
$7,516
Earnings (5yr)
$70,063
Lifetime Value Added
+$214k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
AssocCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$17,458
Earnings (5yr)
$44,809
Lifetime Value Added
-$23k
Hospitality Administration/Management
AssocCIP: 5209
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$31,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$155k
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$57,142
Lifetime Value Added
+$96k
Legal Support Services
AssocCIP: 2203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$40,809
Lifetime Value Added
-$62k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$9,824
Earnings (5yr)
$40,189
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1508
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$33,719
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5115
Median Debt
$14,704
Earnings (5yr)
$35,989
Lifetime Value Added
-$110k
Psychology, General
AssocCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$11,689
Earnings (2yr)
$26,353
Lifetime Value Added
-$191k
Real Estate
AssocCIP: 5215
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$39,810
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
AssocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$16,500
Earnings (5yr)
$68,837
Lifetime Value Added
+$203k
Social Work
AssocCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$35,929
Lifetime Value Added
-$111k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
AssocCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$11,812
Earnings (5yr)
$34,692
Lifetime Value Added
-$123k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$48,748
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 0183
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$38,345
Lifetime Value Added
-$87k
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.