Certificate (under 1 year)+12% vs national median3,493 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Red Rocks Community College
Ranked 79th of 303 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,197
middle 50%: $24,124 – $46,801
Median · 5 years out
$49,568
middle 50%: $33,789 – $69,538
Median · 10 years out
$67,720
middle 50%: $44,718 – $93,325
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Health Professions and Related Programs (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Health Professions certificate holders at Red Rocks Community College earn a median of $33k initially. This rises to $50k in year five and $68k in 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
8.4 yrs
≈ $10,175 total interest
Same major at other universities
Community College of Denver
$50,479 · 5 yrs out
Galveston College
$50,419 · 5 yrs out
McLennan Community College
$50,181 · 5 yrs out
Anoka Technical College
$49,659 · 5 yrs out
Tri-County Technical College
$49,635 · 5 yrs out
Northern Arizona University
$49,620 · 5 yrs out
Cape Cod Community College
$49,525 · 5 yrs out
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
$49,523 · 5 yrs out
Community College of Aurora
$49,521 · 5 yrs out
Panola College
$49,508 · 5 yrs out
Century College
$49,425 · 5 yrs out
Tyler Junior College
$49,392 · 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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