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Southeast Community College Area
Lincoln, NE 6,235 Undergrads 33.6% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$12,319
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$8,470
After Aid
Median Earnings
$43,405
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$8,470
Peer Midpoint: $9,014
Earnings (10yr)$43,405
Peer Midpoint: $40,397
Graduation Rate33.6%
Peer Midpoint: 32.9%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients33.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time51.7%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS67.0%
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
+$434k
+$45k
-$51k
Median Cost$8k/yr
+$418k
+$29k
-$66k
Full Cost$12k/yr
+$411k
+$22k
-$73k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$8k/yr
Never
-426%
Full Cost$12k/yr
Never
-324%
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-466%
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-129%
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
$11,994
Earnings (5yr)
$40,080
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
CertCIP: 5106
Median Debt
$7,013
Earnings (5yr)
$40,813
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
Ground Transportation
CertCIP: 4902
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$32,391
Lifetime Value Added
-$93k
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
CertCIP: 5139
Median Debt
$12,133
Earnings (5yr)
$52,027
Lifetime Value Added
+$95k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies
CertCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$51,627
Lifetime Value Added
+$91k
Associate's Degrees
Agricultural Business and Management
AssocCIP: 0101
Median Debt
$8,250
Earnings (5yr)
$48,062
Lifetime Value Added
+$4k
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
AssocCIP: 5108
Median Debt
$10,380
Earnings (5yr)
$41,589
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
AssocCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$12,878
Earnings (5yr)
$58,322
Lifetime Value Added
+$102k
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection
AssocCIP: 4604
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$40,880
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
AssocCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (5yr)
$43,113
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
AssocCIP: 5204
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$38,473
Lifetime Value Added
-$90k
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,235
Lifetime Value Added
-$28k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
AssocCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$18,520
Earnings (5yr)
$66,541
Lifetime Value Added
+$177k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
AssocCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$14,463
Earnings (5yr)
$46,252
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
Culinary Arts and Related Services
AssocCIP: 1205
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$34,047
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k
Design and Applied Arts
AssocCIP: 5004
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$38,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$88k
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1513
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$56,867
Lifetime Value Added
+$88k
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1503
Median Debt
$9,907
Earnings (5yr)
$71,461
Lifetime Value Added
+$221k
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1517
Median Debt
$8,750
Earnings (5yr)
$79,997
Lifetime Value Added
+$296k
Fire Protection
AssocCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$54,531
Lifetime Value Added
+$66k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
AssocCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$36,674
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)
AssocCIP: 4702
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$60,687
Lifetime Value Added
+$124k
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
AssocCIP: 1907
Median Debt
$15,188
Earnings (5yr)
$32,146
Lifetime Value Added
-$154k
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$47,260
Lifetime Value Added
+$24k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$9,569
Earnings (5yr)
$44,588
Lifetime Value Added
-$30k
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5115
Median Debt
$21,438
Earnings (5yr)
$37,482
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
Precision Metal Working
AssocCIP: 4805
Median Debt
$10,938
Earnings (5yr)
$61,826
Lifetime Value Added
+$135k
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1507
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$99,896
Lifetime Value Added
+$471k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
AssocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$19,286
Earnings (5yr)
$75,263
Lifetime Value Added
+$255k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
$10,187
Earnings (5yr)
$55,467
Lifetime Value Added
+$75k
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.