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Wor-Wic Community College — ROI, Cost & Payback

Public · Salisbury, MD · 2,169 students

The verdict

Wor-Wic Community College charges a net price of $9,360/yr after aid — a 2-year total of $18,720. Median earnings ten years after entry are $36,748, below the $48,360 high-school baseline, so on this institution-wide metric the degree does not clear its cost. Program choice is what changes that. (Scorecard, 2026 · our math.)

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$9,360
Net price / yr
Scorecard, 2026
$36,748
Median earnings, 10 yrs
Scorecard, 2026
Payback
Our math, 2026
Admission rate
Scorecard, 2026
Wor-Wic Community College: cost, earnings and payback
MeasureValueSource
Net price (after aid)$9,360/yrScorecard, 2026
Total net cost (2 yrs)$18,720our math
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$36,748Scorecard, 2026
Earnings premium over HS baseline$-11,612/yrour math
Median debt (completers)$7,828Scorecard, 2026
Paybackdoes not clearour math
20-year net return$-250,960our math

College Scorecard (2026 release), institution-level · payback and returns are our math.

How we compute this. Payback = total net cost ÷ annual earnings premium, where the premium is median earnings 10 years after entry minus the $48,360 baseline (BLS 2024 median for a high-school-diploma worker 25+). Total net cost = net price × 2 years. We do not discount future dollars. The institution-wide earnings figure blends every major — a specific program's payback can be far better or worse. Full method on the methodology page.