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SUNY College of Technology at Canton

Canton, NY 2,741 Undergrads 52.3% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$24,906
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$15,268
After Aid
Median Earnings
$57,422
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$15,268
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$57,422
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$47,860
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate52.3%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age22.5
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients50.1%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time85.5%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS69.4%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
92.2%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: -54075th: -
SAT Math
25th: -54075th: -
ACT Composite
25th: -2075th: -

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
+$515k
+$48k
+$30k
Median Cost$15k/yr
+$460k
-$7k
-$24k
Full Cost$25k/yr
+$425k
-$42k
-$59k

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
42
∞
Median Cost$15k/yr
Never
-44%
Full Cost$25k/yr
Never
-66%
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-20%

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-55%
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

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,767
Natl Median: $53,078
Lifetime Value Added
+$118k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,148
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$13,359
Earnings (4yr)
$52,252
Natl Median: $56,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$102k
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
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other
AssocCIP: 0199
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,835
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,546
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
+$35k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,378
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$44,633
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
-$33k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,519
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$46,024
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$19k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,293
Natl Median: $61,982
Lifetime Value Added
+$229k
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$89,245
Natl Median: $67,792
Lifetime Value Added
+$365k
Engineering, General
AssocCIP: 1401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,916
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,148
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $34,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$46,040
Natl Median: $56,799
Lifetime Value Added
-$28k
Median Debt
$12,250
Earnings (4yr)
$41,254
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$67k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,773
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,375
Earnings (4yr)
$85,937
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$351k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$22,192
Natl Median: $37,656
Lifetime Value Added
-$253k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$51,838
Natl Median: $58,424
Lifetime Value Added
+$28k
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$42,094
Natl Median: $41,460
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,880
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$64,120
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$29k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$48,056
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,549
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$51,077
Natl Median: $50,523
Lifetime Value Added
-$77k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$53,778
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$54k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,061
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$21,964
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$321k
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,599
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,619
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,339
Earnings (4yr)
$60,986
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$4k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,289
Natl Median: $54,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$172k
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$59,700
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$6k
Homeland Security
BachCIP: 4303
Median Debt
$23,205
Earnings (4yr)
$63,759
Natl Median: $70,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$26k
Median Debt
$20,995
Earnings (4yr)
$51,120
Natl Median: $53,266
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
Median Debt
$21,750
Earnings (2yr)
$47,260
Natl Median: $82,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$93k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,754
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$211k
Median Debt
$21,522
Earnings (4yr)
$102,176
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$320k
Median Debt
$23,500
Earnings (4yr)
$41,426
Natl Median: $44,115
Lifetime Value Added
-$158k

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.