Southeast Technical College
Vs. Peer Institutions
Admissions Profile
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)
ROI Efficiency Metrics
- 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.
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.
Program ROI Analysis
Certificates
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Precision Metal Working
Associate's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services
Business/Commerce, General
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians
Graphic Communications
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
Marketing
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies
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.