This document summarizes an economic impact study of Victor Valley College conducted by Emsi. It finds that in FY 2016-17: - VVC added $627.5 million in income to the regional economy and supported 8,426 jobs. For every $1 spent by the college, $16.80 was added to the regional economy. - Impacts came from VVC's operations and construction spending, student spending, and increased alumni earnings. The highest impacts were in health care, government, and professional services. - Students saw a 17.9% return on their investment through higher future earnings. Taxpayers saw a 7.6% return through increased tax revenues and public sector savings.

1. Analysis of the
Economic Impact and
Return on Investment of Education
The economic v alue of Victor Valley College
FY 2016-17

2. A D V ISOR S IN L A B OR MA R K ET IN F OR MA TION
Years working with
community colleges
2017 Aspen Prize finalists
are Emsi customers
Students used Emsi’s career
pathways tools last year
Of U.S. community colleges have used
Emsi’s economic impact studies
Emsi & Community College
15+ 1/ 2+
1.2M 6 of 10

3. WHAT IS AN
Measures how an event or institution affects the local economy.
WHAT IS AN
A comparison of the costs and benefits to determine the return on
investment.
ECONOMIC IMPACTANALYSIS?
INVESTMENTANALYSIS?

4. T O T A L G R O S S
R E G I O N A L P R O D U C T ( G R P )
T O T A L J O B S
A V E R A G E E A R N I N G S B Y E D U C A T I O N L E V E L
A T C A R E E R M I D P O I N T
$18,700
$23,900
$28,200
$32,600
$47,400
< HS HS Certificate Associate Bac helor's
$85.1 billion
1,011,106
About the Victor Valley Community College District

5. C R E D I T S T U D E N T S S E R V E D N O N - C R E D I T S T U D E N T S S E R V E D
E M P L O Y E E S T O T A L P A Y R O L L / B E N E F I T S
S T U D E N T S F R O M O U T S I D E
T H E R E G I O N
T O T A L T U I T I O N R E V E N U E
VVC in FY 2016-17
16,691 481
765 $58.4 million
6% $3.5 million

6. OVERVIEW OF RESULTS
T O T A L I N C O M E A D D E D
I N T H E R E G I O N
T O T A L J O B S S U P P O R T E D
I N T H E R E G I O N
R A T E O F R E T U R N T O S T U D E N T S R A T E O F R E T U R N T O T A X P A Y E R S
O F R E G I O N ’ S G R P
$627.5 million 8,426
0.7%
17.9% 7.6%

7. Operations
Spending Impact
College payroll and other spending
+ ripple effects
A D D E D R E G I O N A L
I N C O M E
J O B S S U P P O R T E D
I N T H E R E G I O N
or
All results measured in income, not sales.
Results are net of counterfactual scenarios.
Construction
Spending Impact
College construction expenditures +
ripple effects
A D D E D R E G I O N A L
I N C O M E
J O B S S U P P O R T E D
I N T H E R E G I O N
or
$97.6 million
1,329
$3 million
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8. Student
Spending Impact
Relocated/Retained student
spending + ripple effects
A D D E D R E G I O N A L
I N C O M E
J O B S S U P P O R T E D
I N T H E R E G I O N
or
Alumni
Impact
Higher alumni earnings
and increased business profit
+ ripple effects
A D D E D R E G I O N A L
I N C O M E
J O B S S U P P O R T E D
I N T H E R E G I O N
or
All results measured in income, not sales.
Results are net of counterfactual scenarios.
$36.8 million
580
$490.1 million
6,479

9. Total Impact
I M P A C T S B Y I N D U S T R Y
T O T A L I N C O M E A D D E D
I N T H E R E G I O N
T O T A L J O B S S U P P O R T E D
I N T H E R E G I O N
O F R E G I O N ’ S G R P
or
or
J O B S T H E R E G I O N
1 out of every 120
4,946
842
1,095
1,542
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
9,000
JOBS
Health Care & Social
Assistance
Government, Non-Educ ation
Professional & Technical
Services
All Other
0.7%
$627.5 million
8,426

10. Student
Perspective
Benefit: Higher future
earnings
B E N E F I T / C O S T R A T I O
R A T E O F R E T U R N
Future benefits are discounted to the present.
Cost: Tuition, supplies, opportunity
cost
Taxpayer
Perspective
Benefit: Future tax revenue,
government savings
B E N E F I T / C O S T R A T I O
R A T E O F R E T U R N
Cost: State and
local funding
Social
Perspective
Benefit: Future earnings, tax
revenue, private savings
B E N E F I T / C O S T R A T I O
R A T E O F R E T U R N
Cost: Student and
all college costs
$415.6 million
$70.5 million
5.9
17.9%
$238.6 million
$77.7 million
3.1
7.6%
$3.2 billion
$191.1 million
N/ A
16.8

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