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
Building and Construction certificate holders earn a median of $54k in year one. Salaries reach $66.2k after five years and $66k 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
6 yrs
≈ $6,572 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$81,941 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$71,212 · 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
Southwestern Illinois College
$49,513 · 5 yrs out
York Technical College
$41,818 · 5 yrs out
Central Texas College District
$39,517 · 5 yrs out
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