Certificate (under 1 year)+8% vs national median433 grads tracked
Accounting and Related Services at Red Rocks Community College
Ranked 32nd of 105 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$38,761
middle 50%: $26,098 – $56,075
Median · 5 years out
$52,283
middle 50%: $39,539 – $68,521
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Accounting and Related Services (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Accounting certificate earners see a median first-year salary of $39k. Earnings reach $52k by the five-year mark.
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
8.2 yrs
≈ $9,293 total interest
Same major at other universities
Richland College
$53,578 · 5 yrs out
Cedar Valley College
$52,793 · 5 yrs out
Mountain View College
$52,765 · 5 yrs out
Columbus State Community College
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
San Jacinto Community College District
$52,593 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$52,508 · 5 yrs out
San Antonio College
$52,232 · 5 yrs out
Germanna Community College
$51,789 · 5 yrs out
Triton College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
McHenry County College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Eastfield College
$50,591 · 5 yrs out
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$116,945 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$105,907 · 5 yrs out
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$99,192 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$86,581 · 5 yrs out
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$85,863 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$85,089 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$78,709 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$77,825 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$77,653 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$76,896 · 5 yrs out
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection (Associate)
$76,644 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$76,402 · 5 yrs out
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