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Certificate (1-2 years)+36% vs national median119 grads tracked

Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services at Saint Louis Community College

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

Median · 1 year out
$46,435
middle 50%: $31,991 – $68,476
Median · 5 years out
$46,967
middle 50%: $30,192 – $68,758
Median · 10 years out
$50,767
middle 50%: $36,043 – $70,870

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 Saint Louis Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services earn a median $46,435 one year after graduating, rising to $50,767 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 36% above the national median of $34,615 for this field, ranking 5th 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
8.3 yrs
≈ $8,893 total interest

Same major at other universities

National Louis University
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Des Moines Area Community College
$54,642 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Central College
$50,881 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mountain College
$49,035 · 5 yrs out
College of Coastal Georgia
$46,207 · 5 yrs out
Leeward Community College
$44,521 · 5 yrs out
Suffolk County Community College
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
Hennepin Technical College
$43,948 · 5 yrs out
Columbus State Community College
$43,433 · 5 yrs out
Triton College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Saint Louis Community College

Fire Protection (Associate)
$114,831 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades, General (Certificate)
$84,962 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$73,271 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$72,896 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,204 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$68,169 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,045 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$67,646 · 5 yrs out
Construction Management (Certificate)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Certificate)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out

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