WhatGradsMake
Certificate (under 1 year)+9% vs national median1,061 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Red Rocks Community College

Ranked 81st of 260 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$39,405
middle 50%: $25,298 – $59,315
Median · 5 years out
$50,676
middle 50%: $36,080 – $69,061
Median · 10 years out
$55,680
middle 50%: $37,908 – $78,090

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

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

Certificate holders in business-related fields start with a $39k median salary. Five-year earnings reach $51k, and ten-year medians hit $56k.

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
8.3 yrs
≈ $9,351 total interest

Same major at other universities

Richland College
$52,590 · 5 yrs out
Anoka-Ramsey Community College
$52,064 · 5 yrs out
Collin County Community College District
$51,840 · 5 yrs out
Germanna Community College
$51,576 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University, Mankato
$51,028 · 5 yrs out
Century College
$50,962 · 5 yrs out
Austin Community College
$50,653 · 5 yrs out
Emily Griffith Technical College
$50,539 · 5 yrs out
San Jacinto Community College District
$50,269 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College
$50,050 · 5 yrs out
Cedar Valley College
$49,929 · 5 yrs out
Kirkwood Community College
$49,889 · 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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