+106%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Jefferson Community College rose 106% between 2021 and 2024 ($5.7k → $11.7k).
New York · Public · Predominantly associate's
Jefferson Community College
Watertown, New York. 1,523 undergraduate students. 43 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Jefferson Community College
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Jefferson Community College fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (3.9% → 0.0%).
-21%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment fell 21% at Jefferson Community College vs the 2018–2022 baseline (1.5k vs 1.9k).
+11%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Jefferson Community College rose 11% between 2006 and 2009 ($3.3k → $3.7k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. New York
Each tile compares this institution to the New York median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$39,991+9% · 6→10y
New York median $48,917$36,576
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry26.3%-6% · '97→'09
New York median 64.2%$7,685+300% · '97→'20
At program completion1,523-43% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS58.3%-3% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time—
latest cohort$6,048+44% · '00→'09
out-of-state $6,048SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
2.6%Median federal debt $7,685 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $39,991 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
-43%
Jefferson Community College · undergrad enrollment fell
2,634 → 1,499
+44%
Jefferson Community College · in-state tuition rose
$2,558 → $3,694
+203%
Jefferson Community College · out-of-state tuition rose
$3,858 → $11,700
+300%
Jefferson Community College · median debt rose
$3,000 → $12,000
-100%
Jefferson Community College · cohort default rate fell
17.0% → 0.0%
+27%
Jefferson Community College · earnings_median_10yr rose
$31,400 → $39,991
+47%
Jefferson Community College · earnings_median_6yr rose
$24,900 → $36,576
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$72,967Criminal Justice and Corrections.$45,670Business Administration, Management and Operations.$44,516Accounting and Related Services.$41,988Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$41,458Social Work.$40,504Community Organization and Advocacy.$39,610Business Operations Support and Assistant Services.$35,031Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.$28,551
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
9 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES · CIP 19
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Jefferson Community College
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$46,926
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 26
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $13,190
- HS-only baseline · NY
- $40,100
- Years to complete
- 2
- CIP family
- 24
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in New York
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Jefferson Community College graduates earn $X” — not “Jefferson Community College makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Jefferson Community College caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.