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Valencia College
Orlando, FL 39,486 Undergrads 44.9% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$18,529
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$12,037
After Aid
Median Earnings
$46,937
4yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$12,037
Peer Midpoint: $17,333.5
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$46,937
Peer Midpoint: $34,461
Graduation Rate44.9%
Peer Midpoint: 68.7%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients47.2%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time41.4%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS54.8%
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
+$544k
+$152k
+$59k
Median Cost$12k/yr
+$533k
+$141k
+$48k
Full Cost$19k/yr
+$527k
+$135k
+$42k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
25
∞
Median Cost$12k/yr
28
432%
Full Cost$19k/yr
30
246%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation 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 Return580%
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 Return79%
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
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CertCIP: 5109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,584
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CertCIP: 5202
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,440
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CertCIP: 1101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Programming
CertCIP: 1102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,556
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CertCIP: 1110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,615
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CertCIP: 4301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,702
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
CertCIP: 1410
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,634
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
CertCIP: 5207
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,211
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CertCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $35,447
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Hospitality Administration/Management
CertCIP: 5209
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,962
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Associate's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
AssocCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$48,119
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
+$7k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
AssocCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$12,255
Earnings (4yr)
$72,153
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$233k
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services
AssocCIP: 0106
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $45,283
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,168
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations
AssocCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$14,750
Earnings (4yr)
$46,965
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
AssocCIP: 5204
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$36,917
Natl Median: $37,587
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,519
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer and Information Sciences, General
AssocCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$15,525
Earnings (4yr)
$44,213
Natl Median: $54,246
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1512
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,195
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Programming
AssocCIP: 1102
Median Debt
$12,635
Earnings (4yr)
$63,999
Natl Median: $58,070
Lifetime Value Added
+$160k
Computer Software and Media Applications
AssocCIP: 1108
Median Debt
$15,280
Earnings (4yr)
$46,230
Natl Median: $41,737
Lifetime Value Added
-$11k
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
AssocCIP: 1110
Median Debt
$14,198
Earnings (4yr)
$57,409
Natl Median: $54,726
Lifetime Value Added
+$98k
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
AssocCIP: 1510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminal Justice and Corrections
AssocCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$47,005
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k
Culinary Arts and Related Services
AssocCIP: 1205
Median Debt
$11,422
Earnings (4yr)
$41,850
Natl Median: $39,605
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5106
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$75,095
Natl Median: $61,982
Lifetime Value Added
+$260k
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1513
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,497
Natl Median: $55,895
Lifetime Value Added
+$146k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
AssocCIP: 5005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $31,773
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,068
Natl Median: $67,792
Lifetime Value Added
+$142k
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
AssocCIP: 5006
Median Debt
$13,829
Earnings (4yr)
$33,162
Natl Median: $33,186
Lifetime Value Added
-$143k
Fire Protection
AssocCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,605
Natl Median: $73,589
Lifetime Value Added
+$137k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
AssocCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Hospitality Administration/Management
AssocCIP: 5209
Median Debt
$11,107
Earnings (4yr)
$46,639
Natl Median: $41,099
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
Legal Support Services
AssocCIP: 2203
Median Debt
$13,599
Earnings (4yr)
$51,929
Natl Median: $44,669
Lifetime Value Added
+$45k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$8,250
Earnings (4yr)
$44,728
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
Music
AssocCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$9,592
Earnings (4yr)
$38,507
Natl Median: $34,056
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
Real Estate
AssocCIP: 5215
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,327
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
AssocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$81,133
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$314k
Bachelor's Degrees
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
BachCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$10,750
Earnings (4yr)
$89,532
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$235k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$15,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$80,943
Natl Median: $84,599
Lifetime Value Added
+$170k
Other Programs
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
DegCIP: 5139
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,862
Natl Median: $50,791
Lifetime Value Added
-$289k
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 degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.