Certificate (under 1 year)-2% vs national median193 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at South Central College
Ranked 148th of 303 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$29,948
middle 50%: $22,393 – $37,549
Median · 5 years out
$43,399
middle 50%: $33,639 – $54,656
Median · 10 years out
$46,298
middle 50%: $36,609 – $56,524
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Health Professions and Related Programs (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Certificate earners in Health Professions start at a median of $30k. Salaries increase to $46k by year 10.
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
10.3 yrs
≈ $12,188 total interest
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$44,129 · 5 yrs out
Eastfield College
$44,129 · 5 yrs out
Angelina College
$44,087 · 5 yrs out
Normandale Community College
$44,030 · 5 yrs out
Orangeburg - Calhoun Technical College
$43,948 · 5 yrs out
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$43,474 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College
$43,350 · 5 yrs out
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$43,336 · 5 yrs out
San Antonio College
$43,271 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$43,242 · 5 yrs out
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$43,236 · 5 yrs out
Richland College
$43,205 · 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
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
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$62,119 · 5 yrs out
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