WhatGradsMake
Certificate (1-2 years)+13% vs national median71 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at Red Rocks Community College

Ranked 9th of 31 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$40,067
middle 50%: $26,013 – $80,022
Median · 5 years out
$48,213
middle 50%: $35,430 – $61,518
Median · 10 years out
$45,365
middle 50%: $32,272 – $59,476

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Visual and Performing Arts (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Red Rocks Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $40,067 one year after graduating, rising to $45,365 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 13% above the national median of $42,570 for this field, ranking 9th of 31 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?

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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
8.8 yrs
≈ $9,717 total interest

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