Certificate (1-2 years)-24% vs national median355 grads tracked
Construction Trades at Northeast Iowa Community College
Ranked 56th of 89 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Construction Trades by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,630
middle 50%: $26,515 – $42,641
Median · 5 years out
$52,311
middle 50%: $40,189 – $66,448
Median · 10 years out
$61,951
middle 50%: $49,308 – $85,349
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Construction Trades (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Construction Trades certificate graduates earn $35k in their first year. Median pay rises to $52k after five years and reaches $62k 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
8.3 yrs
≈ $9,729 total interest
Same major at other universities
St. Cloud Technical and Community College
$55,414 · 5 yrs out
Danville Community College
$55,335 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Canton
$55,307 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Maine Community College
$54,252 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
$52,479 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College
$52,479 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii Maui College
$51,670 · 5 yrs out
Northland Community and Technical College
$51,520 · 5 yrs out
Des Moines Area Community College
$51,389 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 9
$50,831 · 5 yrs out
Washington County Community College
$50,676 · 5 yrs out
Rochester Community and Technical College
$49,399 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Northeast Iowa Community College
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$66,937 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$63,581 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$62,224 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural Mechanization (Associate)
$60,466 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$60,244 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$59,569 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$57,510 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields (Associate)
$55,251 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$55,249 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural Business and Management (Associate)
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
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