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Certificate (1-2 years)-14% vs national median162 grads tracked

Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services at Ridgewater College

Ranked 73rd of 87 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$22,403
middle 50%: $17,531 – $27,328
Median · 5 years out
$29,807
middle 50%: $23,656 – $39,310
Median · 10 years out
$36,903
middle 50%: $27,237 – $50,311

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Ridgewater College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services earn a median $22,403 one year after graduating, rising to $36,903 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 14% below the national median of $34,615 for this field, ranking 73rd of 87 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
15.3 yrs
≈ $19,347 total interest

Same major at other universities

Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Olney Central College
$31,066 · 5 yrs out
Otero College
$30,926 · 5 yrs out
Capital Area Technical College
$30,550 · 5 yrs out
Central Maine Community College
$30,437 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Junior College
$29,948 · 5 yrs out
SOWELA Technical Community College
$29,886 · 5 yrs out
Denmark Technical College
$29,726 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College
$29,557 · 5 yrs out
Lake Land College
$29,319 · 5 yrs out
Lamar Community College
$28,969 · 5 yrs out
Rend Lake College
$28,901 · 5 yrs out
Trinidad State College
$28,407 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Ridgewater College

Science Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$96,257 · 5 yrs out
Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$96,257 · 5 yrs out
Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$94,389 · 5 yrs out
Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$94,389 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$82,803 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$75,642 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$72,204 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$70,019 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$67,042 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$66,167 · 5 yrs out

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