WhatGradsMake
Certificate (1-2 years)+7% vs national median550 grads tracked

Health Professions and Related Programs at South Central College

Ranked 125th of 370 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$37,830
middle 50%: $29,599 – $49,487
Median · 5 years out
$55,314
middle 50%: $39,248 – $74,700
Median · 10 years out
$64,996
middle 50%: $43,099 – $89,007

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Health Professions and Related Programs (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

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

Graduates of South Central College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Health Professions and Related Programs earn a median $37,830 one year after graduating, rising to $64,996 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 7% above the national median of $51,774 for this field, ranking 125th of 370 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
7.7 yrs
≈ $8,977 total interest

Same major at other universities

McLennan Community College
$55,690 · 5 yrs out
Rock Valley College
$55,689 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$55,680 · 5 yrs out
Nassau Community College
$55,621 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Valley Community College
$55,393 · 5 yrs out
Northeast Iowa Community College
$55,249 · 5 yrs out
Indian Hills Community College
$55,235 · 5 yrs out
Tyler Junior College
$55,198 · 5 yrs out
Ridgewater College
$55,190 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 1
$55,092 · 5 yrs out
Kankakee Community College
$54,903 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at South Central College

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$76,267 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$75,918 · 5 yrs out
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$71,265 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,814 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (Associate)
$67,967 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$67,365 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$65,410 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural Mechanization (Certificate)
$65,410 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$64,085 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$63,214 · 5 yrs out

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