Certificate (under 1 year)+4% vs national median304 grads tracked
Transportation and Materials Moving at Rock Valley College
Ranked 22nd of 49 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Transportation and Materials Moving by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$48,046
middle 50%: $36,508 – $61,098
Median · 5 years out
$52,636
middle 50%: $40,342 – $67,110
Median · 10 years out
$56,801
middle 50%: $42,574 – $73,994
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Transportation and Materials Moving (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Transportation and Materials Moving graduates see a median starting salary of $48k. By year five, earnings increase to $53k, reaching $57k 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
7.4 yrs
≈ $8,071 total interest
Same major at other universities
Lee College
$56,406 · 5 yrs out
Highland Community College
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Parkland College
$54,365 · 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
Mountainland Technical College
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
Alexandria Technical and Community College
$52,542 · 5 yrs out
Riverland Community College
$52,241 · 5 yrs out
Lincoln Land Community College
$52,069 · 5 yrs out
Indian Hills Community College
$51,994 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$51,298 · 5 yrs out
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