WhatGradsMake
Certificate (under 1 year)+3% vs national median249 grads tracked

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection at Red Rocks Community College

Ranked 7th of 17 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$54,051
middle 50%: $37,526 – $71,072
Median · 5 years out
$66,205
middle 50%: $49,057 – $83,800
Median · 10 years out
$65,986
middle 50%: $48,487 – $86,568

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Red Rocks Community College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection earn a median $54,051 one year after graduating, rising to $65,986 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 3% above the national median of $64,402 for this field, ranking 7th of 17 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?

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
6 yrs
≈ $6,572 total interest

Same major at other universities

Arapahoe Community College
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
$91,460 · 5 yrs out
North Hennepin Community College
$81,941 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$71,212 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Aims Community College
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Emily Griffith Technical College
$65,194 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Anoka Technical College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Pikes Peak State College
$56,473 · 5 yrs out
Cisco College
$52,071 · 5 yrs out
Del Mar College
$50,441 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Red Rocks Community College

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$116,945 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$105,907 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$99,192 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$86,581 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$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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