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Certificate (under 1 year)+17% vs national median195 grads tracked

Construction Trades at North Hennepin Community College

Ranked 12th of 75 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Construction Trades by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$67,967
middle 50%: $52,803 – $81,889
Median · 5 years out
$81,941
middle 50%: $63,411 – $95,590
Median · 10 years out
$71,728
middle 50%: $56,595 – $93,989

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Construction Trades (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

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

Graduates of North Hennepin Community College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Construction Trades earn a median $67,967 one year after graduating, rising to $71,728 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 17% above the national median of $69,841 for this field, ranking 12th of 75 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?

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
4.8 yrs
≈ $5,087 total interest

Same major at other universities

Portland Community College
$99,460 · 5 yrs out
Lee College
$98,792 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
$91,460 · 5 yrs out
Brazosport College
$89,427 · 5 yrs out
Lamar Institute of Technology
$89,305 · 5 yrs out
South Plains College
$86,981 · 5 yrs out
North Lake College
$81,381 · 5 yrs out
Mountainland Technical College
$79,550 · 5 yrs out
Western Texas College
$79,032 · 5 yrs out
Emily Griffith Technical College
$77,673 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5
$76,770 · 5 yrs out
Aims Community College
$76,015 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at North Hennepin Community College

Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$97,835 · 5 yrs out
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$97,835 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$83,583 · 5 yrs out
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection (Certificate)
$81,941 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$81,223 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$80,673 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Associate)
$80,673 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$79,564 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$79,032 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$75,035 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Associate)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$64,584 · 5 yrs out

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