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Suffolk County Community College

Selden, NY 14,218 Undergrads 33.9% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$12,429
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$5,258
After Aid
Median Earnings
$50,418
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$5,258
Peer Midpoint: $9,847
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$50,418
Peer Midpoint: $50,128
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$49,907
Peer Midpoint: $40,451
Graduation Rate33.9%
Peer Midpoint: 34.6%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average Starting Age21.9
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients33.8%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time65.2%
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
Assuming 2 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
+$536k
+$21k
+$52k
Median Cost$5k/yr
+$527k
+$11k
+$42k
Full Cost$12k/yr
+$514k
-$2k
+$29k

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
31
∞
Median Cost$5k/yr
33
440%
Full Cost$12k/yr
38
128%
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 Return359%

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 Return53%
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

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,440
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $30,572
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$56,190
Natl Median: $49,747
Lifetime Value Added
+$141k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$60,107
Natl Median: $56,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$181k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,586
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
$7,500
Earnings (4yr)
$56,569
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
+$102k
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other
AssocCIP: 0199
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$53,338
Natl Median: $41,835
Lifetime Value Added
+$61k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,171
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
+$60k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,886
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,767
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$30,786
Natl Median: $35,660
Lifetime Value Added
-$161k
Median Debt
$8,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,729
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
+$75k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,227
Natl Median: $43,243
Lifetime Value Added
+$31k
Median Debt
$8,630
Earnings (4yr)
$54,581
Natl Median: $54,246
Lifetime Value Added
+$83k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$60,563
Natl Median: $54,726
Lifetime Value Added
+$129k
Median Debt
$7,000
Earnings (4yr)
$52,140
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
+$59k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$40,131
Natl Median: $39,605
Lifetime Value Added
-$60k
Median Debt
$8,906
Earnings (4yr)
$37,147
Natl Median: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
-$90k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,303
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $31,773
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,792
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering, General
AssocCIP: 1401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,741
Natl Median: $72,916
Lifetime Value Added
+$251k
Fire Protection
AssocCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$62,210
Natl Median: $73,589
Lifetime Value Added
+$144k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,500
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$17k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$46,478
Natl Median: $58,236
Lifetime Value Added
+$22k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,099
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $34,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$44,614
Natl Median: $39,422
Lifetime Value Added
-$15k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,593
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Journalism
AssocCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,496
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$49,448
Natl Median: $44,669
Lifetime Value Added
+$23k
Median Debt
$8,000
Earnings (4yr)
$45,964
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$2k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,734
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
AssocCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $34,056
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$36,511
Natl Median: $40,506
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
Median Debt
$9,000
Earnings (4yr)
$105,740
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$547k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,854
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $35,702
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$31,587
Natl Median: $36,642
Lifetime Value Added
-$153k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,700
Natl Median: $58,424
Lifetime Value Added
+$251k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,976
Natl Median: $41,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$67k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$34,099
Natl Median: $32,799
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k

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.