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Certificate (under 1 year)+23% vs national median87 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at Red Rocks Community College

Ranked 6th of 43 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$28,247
middle 50%: $21,932 – $39,380
Median · 5 years out
$50,676
middle 50%: $32,088 – $81,200
Median · 10 years out
$44,206
middle 50%: $33,372 – $63,610

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Visual and Performing Arts (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Red Rocks Community College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $28,247 one year after graduating, rising to $44,206 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 23% above the national median of $41,244 for this field, ranking 6th of 43 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
9.6 yrs
≈ $11,251 total interest

Same major at other universities

Tidewater Community College
$70,012 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$55,228 · 5 yrs out
Kennesaw State University
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
North Lake College
$51,929 · 5 yrs out
Arapahoe Community College
$48,144 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$47,574 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$47,502 · 5 yrs out
Naugatuck Valley Community College
$47,243 · 5 yrs out
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
$46,663 · 5 yrs out
Brookhaven College
$46,055 · 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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