Certificate (1-2 years)-20% vs national median288 grads tracked
Construction Trades at St. Cloud Technical and Community College
Ranked 49th of 89 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Construction Trades by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$38,630
middle 50%: $29,928 – $46,785
Median · 5 years out
$55,414
middle 50%: $42,752 – $73,336
Median · 10 years out
$72,585
middle 50%: $54,703 – $92,861
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Construction Trades (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Construction Trades graduates from this college see median first-year pay of $39k. This specialized certificate program leads to $73k in median earnings by year ten.
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
7.5 yrs
≈ $8,821 total interest
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$58,363 · 5 yrs out
Southern Maine Community College
$57,991 · 5 yrs out
Northern Wyoming Community College District
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Cisco College
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Highlands Community College
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
Hennepin Technical College
$55,778 · 5 yrs out
Danville Community College
$55,335 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Canton
$55,307 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Technical College - Bemidji
$54,993 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Maine Community College
$54,252 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
$52,479 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College
$52,479 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at St. Cloud Technical and Community College
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$85,460 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$84,853 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$73,442 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$72,156 · 5 yrs out
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$70,992 · 5 yrs out
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$70,755 · 5 yrs out
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$70,527 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$70,154 · 5 yrs out
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$67,936 · 5 yrs out
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