Associate+12% vs national median229 grads tracked
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations at St. Cloud Technical and Community College
Ranked 14th of 57 associate programs in General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$37,092
middle 50%: $27,828 – $47,324
Median · 5 years out
$52,107
middle 50%: $39,501 – $73,614
Median · 10 years out
$65,353
middle 50%: $51,223 – $95,189
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
St. Cloud Technical and Community College graduates in Sales earn $37k in year 1. Median pay reaches $65k 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
8 yrs
≈ $9,392 total interest
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College Of DuPage
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Westchester Community College
$58,698 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State College Southeast
$54,993 · 5 yrs out
Rockland Community College
$54,563 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$53,343 · 5 yrs out
Des Moines Area Community College
$52,821 · 5 yrs out
Suffolk County Community College
$51,028 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
$49,972 · 5 yrs out
Kirkwood Community College
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
Cuyahoga Community College
$49,399 · 5 yrs out
Adirondack Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$49,035 · 5 yrs out
Orange County Community College
$48,943 · 5 yrs out
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