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Certificate (under 1 year)+23% vs national median159 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Front Range Community College

Ranked 9th of 122 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$33,727
middle 50%: $25,656 – $48,076
Median · 5 years out
$41,174
middle 50%: $30,613 – $58,734
Median · 10 years out
$40,227
middle 50%: $29,704 – $54,798

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

Front Range Community College graduates in Family and Consumer Sciences earn a median of $33,727 during their first year. Median salaries are $41,174 after five years and $40,227 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?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

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

Paid off in
10.8 yrs
≈ $12,227 total interest

Same major at other universities

Charter Oak State College
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
North Shore Community College
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
University of Akron (The)
$43,497 · 5 yrs out
Manchester Community College
$43,255 · 5 yrs out
Naugatuck Valley Community College
$42,555 · 5 yrs out
Community College of Aurora
$41,544 · 5 yrs out
Sinclair Community College
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Massasoit Community College
$39,655 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$39,599 · 5 yrs out
Northern Virginia Community College
$38,967 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College
$38,430 · 5 yrs out
Prairie State College
$38,341 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Front Range Community College

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$72,152 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$71,899 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$69,744 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$68,943 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$68,702 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Associate)
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$66,641 · 5 yrs out
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$65,194 · 5 yrs out
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$64,546 · 5 yrs out
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$64,138 · 5 yrs out

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