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Is Peninsula College worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Peninsula, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Stretch
Peninsula sits in the stretch band for a typical family. The long-run earnings picture at $37,078 helps, but median debt of $15,786 plus yearly net price of $9,246 creates a tighter path. For context, Peninsula's net price sits about 50% below the typical 4-year, public school. It can work, but the financing plan has to be deliberate.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 774 similar 4-year, public schools
This school
$6,525
/yrAverage school like this
$13,155
/yrThis helps your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $6,630 less per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $27,000 in savings.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price sits in a range that leaves more room for family cash flow and lower borrowing.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$9,246
Median earnings 10 years out
$37,078
Median debt at graduation
$15,786
Graduation rate
39%
At Peninsula, a typical graduate carries about $15,786 in student debt and earns roughly $37,078 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $179 per month, or 6% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
Peninsula is a two year school in Port Angeles, WA. For many families, the real question is not just sticker price but what this path unlocks next, whether that is direct employment, transfer, or a lower cost route into a four year degree.
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Worth-It Score: 62/100
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2-year
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Worth-It Score: 61/100
Median net price: $9,406
2-year
Seattle Central
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Worth-It Score: 60/100
Median net price: $8,819
2-year
Wenatchee Valley
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Worth-It Score: 61/100
Median net price: $9,722
2-year
Clover Park Technical
Lakewood, WA
Worth-It Score: 61/100
Median net price: $9,864
Common questions about Peninsula
The median net price at Peninsula is $9,246 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
Get your personalized Worth-It score
National averages are a starting point. Plug in your actual aid offer, intended major, and family situation to get a score that reflects your specific picture.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →