WhatGradsMake
Certificate (under 1 year)+7% vs national median70 grads tracked

Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services at College of Lake County

Ranked 7th of 16 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$37,285
middle 50%: $25,214 – $60,144
Median · 5 years out
$43,047
middle 50%: $30,143 – $94,389
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

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

Graduates of College of Lake County's certificate (under 1 year) program in Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services earn a median $37,285 one year after graduating, rising to $43,047 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 7% above the national median of $40,342 for this field, ranking 7th of 16 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
9.9 yrs
≈ $11,043 total interest

Same major at other universities

Palo Alto College
$55,181 · 5 yrs out
Trident Technical College
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$48,291 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$45,300 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$45,075 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$43,722 · 5 yrs out
Horry - Georgetown Technical College
$41,244 · 5 yrs out
Western Texas College
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont Technical College
$38,795 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Illinois College
$38,623 · 5 yrs out
Richland College
$38,202 · 5 yrs out
Trinity Valley Community College
$37,935 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at College of Lake County

Fire Protection (Associate)
$112,340 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Certificate)
$95,590 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$86,717 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$86,086 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Certificate)
$85,430 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$80,647 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$78,110 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$76,582 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$74,878 · 5 yrs out
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (Associate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out

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