Certificate (under 1 year)+2% vs national median248 grads tracked
Accounting and Related Services at Lewis and Clark Community College
Ranked 44th of 105 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,184
middle 50%: $22,038 – $43,948
Median · 5 years out
$49,703
middle 50%: $35,452 – $62,505
Median · 10 years out
$54,615
middle 50%: $36,215 – $74,643
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Accounting and Related Services (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Accounting certificate graduates from Lewis and Clark Community College earn a median $32k in their first year. Median earnings reach $55k after ten years.
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
8.8 yrs
≈ $10,516 total interest
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$89,578 · 5 yrs out
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$86,835 · 5 yrs out
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$68,619 · 5 yrs out
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$64,555 · 5 yrs out
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$64,085 · 5 yrs out
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$63,270 · 5 yrs out
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$60,493 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate)
$59,517 · 5 yrs out
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