Certificate (under 1 year)+45% vs national median391 grads tracked
Construction Trades at Trinidad State College
Ranked 5th of 75 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Construction Trades by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$58,208
middle 50%: $42,669 – $77,457
Median · 5 years out
$101,061
middle 50%: $63,214 – $125,668
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Construction Trades (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Trinidad State College Construction Trades certificate holders earn a median of $58k in year one. Five-year median earnings reach $101k.
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
4.6 yrs
≈ $5,233 total interest
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Richland Community College
$129,378 · 5 yrs out
Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical College
$109,668 · 5 yrs out
Texas State Technical College
$109,537 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College
$105,552 · 5 yrs out
Portland Community College
$99,460 · 5 yrs out
Lee College
$98,792 · 5 yrs out
Brazosport College
$89,427 · 5 yrs out
Lamar Institute of Technology
$89,305 · 5 yrs out
South Plains College
$86,981 · 5 yrs out
North Hennepin Community College
$81,941 · 5 yrs out
North Lake College
$81,381 · 5 yrs out
Mountainland Technical College
$79,550 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Trinidad State College
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$115,056 · 5 yrs out
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$112,807 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$101,327 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$93,118 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$73,980 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$71,712 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$71,060 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$67,618 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$62,631 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$58,497 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$58,131 · 5 yrs out
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