Certificate (under 1 year)-12% vs national median239 grads tracked
Transportation and Materials Moving at Shawnee Community College
Ranked 43rd of 49 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Transportation and Materials Moving by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,414
middle 50%: $25,246 – $48,556
Median · 5 years out
$44,612
middle 50%: $31,905 – $58,176
Median · 10 years out
$44,521
middle 50%: $33,046 – $63,496
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
Graduates in Transportation and Materials Moving earn a median starting salary of $35k. Five-year earnings reach $45k, while ten-year totals hover around $45k.
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
9.8 yrs
≈ $11,043 total interest
Same major at other universities
Southwest Technical College
$50,257 · 5 yrs out
Southside Virginia Community College
$49,796 · 5 yrs out
Blue Ridge Community College
$49,363 · 5 yrs out
Bridgerland Technical College
$49,357 · 5 yrs out
Hawkeye Community College
$48,238 · 5 yrs out
Crowder College
$44,949 · 5 yrs out
Spoon River College
$44,592 · 5 yrs out
Wytheville Community College
$44,249 · 5 yrs out
Sinclair Community College
$44,060 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Wabash Valley College
$43,901 · 5 yrs out
Central Wyoming College
$42,660 · 5 yrs out
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
$42,175 · 5 yrs out
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