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York Technical College

Rock Hill, SC 3,816 Undergrads 29.3% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$15,942
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$4,979
After Aid
Median Earnings
$48,467
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$4,979
Peer Midpoint: $17,726
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$48,467
Peer Midpoint: $36,184
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$42,244
Peer Midpoint: $36,543
Graduation Rate29.3%
Peer Midpoint: 69.9%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average starting age (2015-17)24.9
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients45.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time49.5%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS59.3%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
100.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 1 Year 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)

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$552k
+$148k
+$66k
Median Cost$5k/yr
+$548k
+$144k
+$61k
Full Cost$16k/yr
+$538k
+$133k
+$51k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
24
∞
Median Cost$5k/yr
25
1328%
Full Cost$16k/yr
28
346%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.⚠️ 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

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 Return770%

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 Return121%

Program ROI Analysis

These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,589
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$33,463
Natl Median: $34,272
Lifetime Value Added
-$93k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$46,696
Natl Median: $57,584
Lifetime Value Added
+$52k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$31,942
Natl Median: $33,223
Lifetime Value Added
-$110k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,012
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,440
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $32,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Carpenters
CertCIP: 4602
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,835
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,702
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Data Processing
CertCIP: 1103
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,061
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$3,500
Earnings (4yr)
$38,291
Natl Median: $33,673
Lifetime Value Added
-$39k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $36,116
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,012
Natl Median: $49,492
Lifetime Value Added
+$173k
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Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$65,555
Natl Median: $43,027
Lifetime Value Added
+$250k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,211
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $35,447
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,229
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,027
Natl Median: $48,148
Lifetime Value Added
+$152k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $31,135
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$5,500
Earnings (4yr)
$42,477
Natl Median: $44,906
Lifetime Value Added
+$7k
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Median Debt
$5,595
Earnings (4yr)
$70,381
Natl Median: $56,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$298k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,454
Natl Median: $48,702
Lifetime Value Added
+$114k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CertCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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)
$43,593
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
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Median Debt
$7,000
Earnings (4yr)
$54,985
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$88k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,681
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
+$124k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$34,787
Natl Median: $37,587
Lifetime Value Added
-$114k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,965
Natl Median: $49,927
Lifetime Value Added
+$39k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,472
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Natl Median: $55,195
Lifetime Value Added
-$17k
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Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
AssocCIP: 1510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,800
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
+$37k
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Data Processing
AssocCIP: 1103
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,291
Natl Median: $51,859
Lifetime Value Added
+$101k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$65,755
Natl Median: $61,982
Lifetime Value Added
+$179k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,895
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 Technologies/Technicians, General
AssocCIP: 1500
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,343
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$73,523
Natl Median: $69,017
Lifetime Value Added
+$261k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$33,517
Natl Median: $34,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,669
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$4,500
Earnings (4yr)
$44,006
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,387
Natl Median: $64,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$169k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,176
Natl Median: $50,491
Lifetime Value Added
+$90k
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Median Debt
$7,000
Earnings (4yr)
$79,824
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$318k
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Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$45,955
Natl Median: $58,424
Lifetime Value Added
-$1k
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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.