Certificate (1-2 years)-5% vs national median316 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Richland Community College
Ranked 220th of 370 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$38,477
middle 50%: $30,235 – $48,004
Median · 5 years out
$48,943
middle 50%: $39,950 – $62,007
Median · 10 years out
$59,222
middle 50%: $42,669 – $78,152
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Health Professions and Related Programs (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Richland Community College graduates in Health Professions see median salaries move from $38k in year one to $49k by year five. Ten-year earnings reach $59k.
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
≈ $9,636 total interest
Same major at other universities
Frank Phillips College
$49,118 · 5 yrs out
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
$49,114 · 5 yrs out
Owens Community College
$49,060 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Illinois College
$49,035 · 5 yrs out
Kaskaskia College
$49,021 · 5 yrs out
Rappahannock Community College
$49,019 · 5 yrs out
Texarkana College
$48,990 · 5 yrs out
Century College
$48,891 · 5 yrs out
John Wood Community College
$48,856 · 5 yrs out
Elaine P. Nunez Community College
$48,775 · 5 yrs out
Western Iowa Tech Community College
$48,710 · 5 yrs out
Hawkeye Community College
$48,593 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Richland Community College
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$136,719 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$129,378 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$111,056 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$111,056 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$78,529 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$68,070 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$67,204 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$64,818 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$64,297 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$62,520 · 5 yrs out
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