Certificate (under 1 year)+7% vs national median331 grads tracked
Ground Transportation at Parkland College
Ranked 13th of 44 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Ground Transportation by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$45,404
middle 50%: $34,024 – $61,332
Median · 5 years out
$54,365
middle 50%: $36,215 – $71,961
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report
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
Parkland College offers a Ground Transportation certificate with a $45k median first-year salary. Five-year median earnings reach $54k.
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
7.5 yrs
≈ $8,237 total interest
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Amarillo College
$57,991 · 5 yrs out
Orangeburg - Calhoun Technical College
$57,301 · 5 yrs out
Dakota County Technical College
$57,273 · 5 yrs out
Hocking Technical College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Danville Area Community College
$56,500 · 5 yrs out
Highland Community College
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State College Southeast
$54,211 · 5 yrs out
Salt Lake Community College
$53,615 · 5 yrs out
John Wood Community College
$52,765 · 5 yrs out
Rock Valley College
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
Mountainland Technical College
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
Alexandria Technical and Community College
$52,542 · 5 yrs out
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$105,907 · 5 yrs out
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$75,158 · 5 yrs out
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$63,723 · 5 yrs out
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$59,120 · 5 yrs out
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$58,796 · 5 yrs out