socioeconomic impact of Wharton County Junior College
Dec 17, 2015
socioeconomic impact of
Wharton County Junior
College
Investment analysis
Economic growth analysis
study consists of…
c o l l e g e o p e r a t i o n s
p a s t s t u d e n t p r o d u c t i v i t y
• Direct income of faculty and staff
• Associated multiplier effects
• Net of alternative use of funds
c o l l e g e o p e r a t i o n s
$19.3 millionnet contribution to area income
c o l l e g e o p e r a t i o n s
$23.6 milliongross contribution to area income
• Higher income of past and present students still active in the service area workforce
• Associated multiplier effects
p a s t s t u d e n t p r o d u c t i v i t y
$269.0 millionnet contribution to area income
p a s t s t u d e n t p r o d u c t i v i t y
s t u d e n t p e r s p e c t i v e
s o c i a l p e r s p e c t i v e
t a x p a y e r p e r s p e c t i v e
• Benefits—present value of increased future income
• Costs—tuition, fees and opportunity cost of time
s t u d e n t p e r s p e c t i v e
Benefits $344.5 million
Costs $51.5 million
s t u d e n t p e r s p e c t i v e
17.6%return on investment
s t u d e n t p e r s p e c t i v e
6.7benefit/cost ratio
s t u d e n t p e r s p e c t i v e
A s s o c i a t e s D e g r e e g r a d u a t e s w
i l l . . .
than someone with a high school diploma
earn $380,000 more
• Earn an average of$33,600 per year, 37.7%more than someone with a high school diploma
• Over their future careers,
• Education is statistically correlated with improved lifestyles
• This translates into medical, crime and unemployment savings to taxpayers
s o c i a l p e r s p e c t i v e
$2.6 millionannual savings
s o c i a l p e r s p e c t i v e
Medical $1.1 million
Crime $1.2 million
Welfare/Unempl $250,800
• Benefits—added tax revenue and avoided costs to government
• Costs—state and local government funding
t a x p a y e r p e r s p e c t i v e
Benefits $52.6 million
Costs $18.4 million
t a x p a y e r p e r s p e c t i v e
11.3%return on investment
t a x p a y e r p e r s p e c t i v e
2.9benefit/cost ratio
t a x p a y e r p e r s p e c t i v e
So what does all
this mean?
Wharton County Junior
College
• Enriches the lives of students
• Contributes to the growth of the economy
• Reduces the demand for social services
• Generates government revenue
• Increases students’ lifetime income