Certificate (under 1 year)+1% vs national median703 grads tracked
Ground Transportation at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
Ranked 25th of 44 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Ground Transportation by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$44,201
middle 50%: $31,330 – $58,363
Median · 5 years out
$51,223
middle 50%: $36,437 – $66,910
Median · 10 years out
$54,133
middle 50%: $38,752 – $72,680
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Ground Transportation (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Ground Transportation certificate holders earn a median $44,201 in their first year. Median earnings grow to $54,133 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
7.8 yrs
≈ $8,685 total interest
Same major at other universities
Mountainland Technical College
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
Alexandria Technical and Community College
$52,542 · 5 yrs out
Riverland Community College
$52,241 · 5 yrs out
Lincoln Land Community College
$52,069 · 5 yrs out
Indian Hills Community College
$51,994 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$51,400 · 5 yrs out
Vincennes University
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$51,134 · 5 yrs out
Northland Community and Technical College
$50,919 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College
$50,800 · 5 yrs out
Kaskaskia College
$50,767 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Olive-Harvey College
$50,345 · 5 yrs out
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