Certificate (under 1 year)+10% vs national median669 grads tracked
Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services at Emily Griffith Technical College
Ranked 24th of 97 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$30,334
middle 50%: $22,147 – $40,908
Median · 5 years out
$38,967
middle 50%: $26,174 – $53,243
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services graduates from this Colorado institution earn a median starting salary of $30k. After five years, earnings rise to $39k.
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
11.8 yrs
≈ $13,588 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$40,189 · 5 yrs out
Collin County Community College District
$40,159 · 5 yrs out
Lincoln Land Community College
$39,655 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$39,127 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$39,048 · 5 yrs out
Odessa College
$38,967 · 5 yrs out
Richland Community College
$38,814 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$38,322 · 5 yrs out
McHenry County College
$38,077 · 5 yrs out
San Jacinto Community College District
$38,031 · 5 yrs out
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$37,841 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College
$37,801 · 5 yrs out
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