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Suffolk County Community College
Selden, NY 14,134 Undergrads 33.1% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$11,626
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$4,882
After Aid
Median Earnings
$49,907
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$4,882
Peer Midpoint: $9,014
Earnings (10yr)$49,907
Peer Midpoint: $40,397
Graduation Rate33.1%
Peer Midpoint: 32.9%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients32.6%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time64.7%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS62.8%
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
+$494k
+$105k
+$10k
Median Cost$5k/yr
+$485k
+$96k
+$558
Full Cost$12k/yr
+$473k
+$84k
-$12k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
46
∞
Median Cost$5k/yr
63
6%
Full Cost$12k/yr
Never
-55%
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 Return23%
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-20%
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
Legal Support Services
CertCIP: 2203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$56,190
Lifetime Value Added
+$141k
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
CertCIP: 5139
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$60,107
Lifetime Value Added
+$181k
Associate's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
AssocCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$7,500
Earnings (5yr)
$53,999
Lifetime Value Added
+$68k
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences, Other
AssocCIP: 0199
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$53,338
Lifetime Value Added
+$61k
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
AssocCIP: 5108
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$55,535
Lifetime Value Added
+$82k
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1002
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$30,786
Lifetime Value Added
-$161k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
AssocCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$8,000
Earnings (5yr)
$52,959
Lifetime Value Added
+$58k
Communication and Media Studies
AssocCIP: 0901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$52,717
Lifetime Value Added
+$56k
Community Organization and Advocacy
AssocCIP: 4402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$34,216
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
AssocCIP: 1110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$60,563
Lifetime Value Added
+$130k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
AssocCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$7,000
Earnings (5yr)
$51,987
Lifetime Value Added
+$49k
Culinary Arts and Related Services
AssocCIP: 1205
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$42,704
Lifetime Value Added
-$42k
Data Processing
AssocCIP: 1103
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$69,782
Lifetime Value Added
+$213k
Design and Applied Arts
AssocCIP: 5004
Median Debt
$8,906
Earnings (5yr)
$38,842
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
Engineering, General
AssocCIP: 1401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$64,156
Lifetime Value Added
+$163k
Fire Protection
AssocCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$62,210
Lifetime Value Added
+$145k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
AssocCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Lifetime Value Added
-$16k
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
AssocCIP: 5199
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$49,845
Lifetime Value Added
+$28k
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)
AssocCIP: 4702
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$46,478
Lifetime Value Added
+$23k
Legal Support Services
AssocCIP: 2203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$49,448
Lifetime Value Added
+$24k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$8,000
Earnings (5yr)
$44,789
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other
AssocCIP: 4499
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$36,511
Lifetime Value Added
-$103k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
AssocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$9,000
Earnings (5yr)
$97,175
Lifetime Value Added
+$454k
Teaching Assistants/Aides
AssocCIP: 1315
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$31,587
Lifetime Value Added
-$153k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$73,505
Lifetime Value Added
+$246k
Visual and Performing Arts, General
AssocCIP: 5001
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$29,196
Lifetime Value Added
-$177k
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.