Certificate (under 1 year)-5% vs national median3,736 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Aims Community College
Ranked 167th of 303 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$29,790
middle 50%: $22,174 – $40,746
Median · 5 years out
$42,075
middle 50%: $29,623 – $62,001
Median · 10 years out
$55,364
middle 50%: $37,217 – $80,410
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Health Professions and Related Programs (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Aims Community College certificate holders in health professions earn $29,790 in their first year. Median earnings reach $55,364 after ten years.
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
9.8 yrs
≈ $12,092 total interest
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$42,838 · 5 yrs out
Mount Wachusett Community College
$42,746 · 5 yrs out
Great Falls College Montana State University
$42,576 · 5 yrs out
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$42,539 · 5 yrs out
Pikes Peak State College
$42,371 · 5 yrs out
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$42,299 · 5 yrs out
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$42,052 · 5 yrs out
Des Moines Area Community College
$41,980 · 5 yrs out
South Texas College
$41,944 · 5 yrs out
Stark State College
$41,940 · 5 yrs out
Technical College of the Lowcountry - Beaufort Campus
$41,920 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$41,799 · 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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