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Is Plaza College worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Plaza, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Stretch
Plaza sits in the stretch band for a typical family. The long-run earnings picture at $31,519 helps, but median debt of $20,751 plus yearly net price of $19,860 creates a tighter path. For context, Plaza's net price is about 30% below the typical 4-year, private for-profit school. It can work, but the financing plan has to be deliberate.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 186 similar 4-year, private for-profit schools
This school
$17,923
/yrAverage school like this
$25,582
/yrThis helps your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $7,659 less per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $31,000 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
$19,860
Median earnings 10 years out
$31,519
Median debt at graduation
$20,751
Graduation rate
65%
At Plaza, a typical graduate carries about $20,751 in student debt and earns roughly $31,519 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $236 per month, or 9% of pre-tax income. That sits at the tighter end of a workable borrower range.
What this means for your family
Plaza is a two year school in Forest Hills, NY. 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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Common questions about Plaza
The median net price at Plaza is $19,860 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
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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 →