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Natural Resources Conservation and Research at Lake Area Technical College

Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 27 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.

1.5% Program signal 27 Size proxy $15,979 Net price (all) $45,473 Median earnings

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Program snapshot

1.5% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.

This major

Program signal: 1.5%
Enrollment proxy: ~27
Schools with reported signal: 872

Admissions

Acceptance rate (school): Open / not reported
Graduation rate: 73.1%

Cost

Avg net price (school): $15,979/yr
4-year cost (est.): $63,916
Median debt: $12,000

Outcomes

Median earnings 10y: $45,473/yr
ROI grade (school): C

College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.

Value among peer schools

Compared with 872 schools that report this field.

#483 of 872 on ROI Top 55% value

1.1× national avg concentration Bigger than 71% of programs

−$3,584 net price vs peer avg Peer avg: $19,563

−$11,945 earnings vs peer avg Peer avg: $57,418

This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is above the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($3,584 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($11,945 below). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 55% ROI position within this field set.

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Comparable programs

Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.

Canada College Redwood City, CA · 0.3% reported share · $32 net A+ Fort Peck Community College Poplar, MT · 1.2% reported share · $400 net A+ St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL · 0.1% reported share · $1,471 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 0.3% reported share · $2,984 net A+

Victor Valley College Victorville, CA · 0.0% reported share · $1,947 net A+ CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY · 0.5% reported share · $3,148 net A+

Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 0.0% reported share · $6,128 net A+ CUNY City College New York, NY · 0.2% reported share · $3,776 net A+

Questions about this program

How big is the program signal?

Natural Resources Conservation and Research accounts for 1.5% of reported programs at Lake Area Technical College, which is bigger than 71% of schools in this field set and above the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 27 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.

How should I read the cost number?

Lake Area Technical College's average net price is $15,979 per year, about $63,916 over four years. That is $3,584 below the $19,563 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.

Are the earnings major-specific?

No. The $45,473 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $11,945 below the $57,418 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.

What should I compare next?

Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Lake Area Technical College #483 of 872 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.