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Certificate (under 1 year)+7% vs national median169 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Aims Community College

Ranked 28th of 122 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$34,513
middle 50%: $25,745 – $49,684
Median · 5 years out
$35,940
middle 50%: $29,388 – $48,487
Median · 10 years out
$37,984
middle 50%: $28,765 – $49,582

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Aims Community College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences earn a median $34,513 one year after graduating, rising to $37,984 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 7% above the national median of $33,536 for this field, ranking 28th of 122 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
12 yrs
≈ $13,499 total interest

Same major at other universities

Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical College
$37,132 · 5 yrs out
Arapahoe Community College
$37,052 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma City Community College
$36,674 · 5 yrs out
McLennan Community College
$36,427 · 5 yrs out
Red Rocks Community College
$36,043 · 5 yrs out
Lane Community College
$35,940 · 5 yrs out
College of the Mainland
$35,626 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$35,253 · 5 yrs out
Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
$35,207 · 5 yrs out
Brazosport College
$35,036 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$34,886 · 5 yrs out
Triton College
$34,840 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Aims Community College

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$77,273 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$75,444 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$72,748 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Certificate)
$72,341 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Certificate)
$70,298 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$66,937 · 5 yrs out
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection (Certificate)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Associate)
$65,353 · 5 yrs out
Air Transportation (Associate)
$65,353 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$65,230 · 5 yrs out

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