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Certificate (under 1 year)-7% vs national median79 grads tracked

Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 1

Ranked 59th of 97 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$25,104
middle 50%: $19,276 – $32,821
Median · 5 years out
$33,209
middle 50%: $23,121 – $41,525
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 1's certificate (under 1 year) program in Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services earn a median $25,104 one year after graduating, rising to $33,209 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 7% below the national median of $35,528 for this field, ranking 59th of 97 reporting programs.

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
15.1 yrs
≈ $17,922 total interest

Same major at other universities

Ogden-Weber Technical College
$34,228 · 5 yrs out
Grayson College
$34,014 · 5 yrs out
Del Mar College
$33,372 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Illinois College
$33,325 · 5 yrs out
Lake Land College
$33,271 · 5 yrs out
Northeast Texas Community College
$33,260 · 5 yrs out
Weatherford College
$33,162 · 5 yrs out
Lamar State College - Port Arthur
$33,119 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Oregon Community College
$33,053 · 5 yrs out
North Central Texas College
$33,053 · 5 yrs out
Pueblo Community College
$33,018 · 5 yrs out
Mountainland Technical College
$32,883 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 1

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$107,621 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$106,266 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$99,319 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$98,298 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$98,055 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$98,036 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$97,685 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$96,105 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$91,650 · 5 yrs out
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services (Associate)
$89,687 · 5 yrs out
Carpenters (Certificate)
$88,826 · 5 yrs out
Carpenters (Associate)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out

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