Certificate (1-2 years)+105% vs national median825 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Red Rocks Community College
Ranked 2nd of 370 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$80,274
middle 50%: $51,090 – $105,343
Median · 5 years out
$105,907
middle 50%: $60,292 – $135,958
Median · 10 years out
$119,054
middle 50%: $78,320 – $148,775
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Health Professions and Related Programs (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Health Professions graduates from this Colorado institution see a first-year median salary of $80k. Earnings rise to $119k by year ten.
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
3.8 yrs
≈ $4,126 total interest
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$110,705 · 5 yrs out
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$99,994 · 5 yrs out
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$96,681 · 5 yrs out
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$94,549 · 5 yrs out
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$87,351 · 5 yrs out
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$83,978 · 5 yrs out
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$81,671 · 5 yrs out
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$81,210 · 5 yrs out
Oregon Coast Community College
$80,415 · 5 yrs out
Roxbury Community College
$79,157 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
$78,466 · 5 yrs out
Community College of Aurora
$77,044 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Red Rocks Community College
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$116,945 · 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
Construction Trades, General (Certificate)
$75,158 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades, General (Certificate)
$71,899 · 5 yrs out
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