Spokane Falls Community College

Spokane, WA 3,199 Undergrads 35.4% Grad Rate

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Total Cost

$15,685

Sticker Price

Avg Net Price

$7,409

After Aid

Median Earnings

$44,489

4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$7,409

Peer Midpoint: $20,081

Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation

$44,489

Peer Midpoint: $60,428

Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment

$38,955

Peer Midpoint: $53,763

Graduation Rate35.4%

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 Age25.7

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 Recipients34.6%

Enrollment Status

Full-Time68.2%

Economic Outcomes

Earn More than HS58.1%

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

+$407k

-$60k

-$77k

Median Cost$7k/yr

+$380k

-$86k

-$104k

Full Cost$16k/yr

+$351k

-$116k

-$134k

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$7k/yr

Never

-390%

Full Cost$16k/yr

Never

-237%

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-302%

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-108%

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

American Sign Language

CertCIP: 1616

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $41,771

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 1002

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services

AssocCIP: 5108

Median Debt

$15,466

Earnings (4yr)

$50,979

Natl Median: $42,269

Lifetime Value Added

+$44k

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

AssocCIP: 5109

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,389

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

American Sign Language

AssocCIP: 1616

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $37,886

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1002

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$20,687

Natl Median: $35,660

Lifetime Value Added

-$255k

Biology, General

AssocCIP: 2601

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $44,758

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business Administration, Management and Operations

AssocCIP: 5202

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $48,733

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business Operations Support and Assistant Services

AssocCIP: 5204

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $37,587

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business/Commerce, General

AssocCIP: 5201

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$51,801

Natl Median: $49,927

Lifetime Value Added

AssocCIP: 1410

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,477

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Gerontology

AssocCIP: 3011

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $40,252

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Journalism

AssocCIP: 0904

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $41,496

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

AssocCIP: 2401

Median Debt

$10,732

Earnings (4yr)

$42,523

Natl Median: $44,125

Lifetime Value Added

-$40k

Library and Archives Assisting

AssocCIP: 2503

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $33,475

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Marketing

AssocCIP: 5214

Median Debt

$14,750

Earnings (4yr)

$43,219

Natl Median: $44,264

Lifetime Value Added

-$33k

Mechanical Engineering

AssocCIP: 1419

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $72,444

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions

AssocCIP: 5115

Median Debt

$15,588

Earnings (4yr)

$38,956

Natl Median: $40,734

Lifetime Value Added

-$76k

Physical Sciences, General

AssocCIP: 4001

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $49,076

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions

AssocCIP: 5123

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $43,854

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

AssocCIP: 3105

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $40,162

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

AssocCIP: 1312

Median Debt

$14,488

Earnings (4yr)

$35,709

Natl Median: $37,656

Lifetime Value Added

-$109k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

AssocCIP: 1313

BachCIP: 2401

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $53,072

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.

Spokane Falls Community College

Vs. Peer Institutions

Admissions Profile

ROI Sensitivity AnalysisAssuming 4 Years to Graduation

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Associate's Degrees

Physical Sciences, General

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

Bachelor's Degrees

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 4 Years to Graduation

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.