Luzerne County Community College
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
A 0–100 composite of ROI, graduate earnings, net price, debt and graduation rate. How it’s scored.
Estimated for a typical student paying the average net price over 2 years.
On these figures the cost and debt outweigh the earnings premium.
The numbers behind the verdict
Lifetime ROI: the long view
Cumulative net gain over a high-school-only earner at different career lengths, with tuition and debt interest already subtracted. Built on IRS-verified federal earnings — not self-reported surveys.
Conservative: holds year-5 earnings flat (no raises). Adjust the assumptions, or see the highest 20-year ROI colleges.
Equity & access
Who the college serves and whether the payoff reaches everyone — earnings ten years after starting (IRS-linked), with access measures from federal enrollment data.
16% gap between the two groups
23% gap between the two groups
Essentially no gap — the payoff is even
Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity. Federal data does not report earnings by race.
Net price by family income
What students actually pay after grants and scholarships, by household income as of 2024.
| Family income | Average net price / yr |
|---|---|
| Family income $0–$30k | $7,711 |
| $30k–$48k | $8,530 |
| $48k–$75k | $10,358 |
| $75k–$110k | $12,980 |
| $110k+ | $14,093 |
How Luzerne County Community College compares
This college against the Pennsylvania and national averages — higher earnings and lower cost/debt are better.
Graduate earnings over time
Median earnings of Luzerne County Community College students 10 years after entering, by cohort year as of 2024.
Best-paying majors at Luzerne County Community College
Fields of study ranked by their own ROI — earnings five years after graduating against the cost and debt. Click a major for the deep dive.
| Major | Credential | Earnings (5 yr) | Median debt | 10-yr ROI | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | $80,311 | $13,750 | +2,345% | Strong return |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Certificate | $71,837 | $17,000 | +1,617% | Strong return |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Certificate | $46,722 | $8,068 | +39% | Break-even |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | $46,226 | $12,500 | -12% | Poor return |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Certificate | $40,959 | — | -528% | Poor return |
| Business/Commerce, General | Certificate | $39,187 | $9,084 | -556% | Poor return |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | Certificate | $38,333 | — | -807% | Poor return |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Certificate | $35,106 | $9,877 | -859% | Poor return |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Certificate | $36,577 | — | -993% | Poor return |
| Design and Applied Arts | Certificate | $28,106 | — | -1,891% | Poor return |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Certificate | $25,439 | — | -2,174% | Poor return |
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ROI at Luzerne County Community College
Estimates from federal data; your result will vary. How this works.
Admissions & profile
Location
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.
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