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Certificate (1-2 years)-8% vs national median194 grads tracked

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services at Erie Community College

Ranked 57th of 96 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$37,592
middle 50%: $25,370 – $51,994
Median · 5 years out
$50,676
middle 50%: $35,840 – $72,585
Median · 10 years out
$50,831
middle 50%: $38,623 – $102,062

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Erie Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services earn a median $37,592 one year after graduating, rising to $50,831 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 8% below the national median of $54,993 for this field, ranking 57th of 96 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?

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
8.5 yrs
≈ $9,664 total interest

Same major at other universities

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3
$52,435 · 5 yrs out
Columbia - Greene Community College - SUNY Office of Cmnty Colleges
$52,354 · 5 yrs out
Richland College
$52,283 · 5 yrs out
Kirkwood Community College
$51,537 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$51,453 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 12
$50,539 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College
$50,441 · 5 yrs out
Mt. Hood Community College
$50,311 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5
$50,215 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 9
$50,050 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Central Community College
$49,855 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Erie Community College

Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$106,721 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$86,254 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$82,541 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$81,919 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$73,347 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$69,509 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,626 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,363 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$67,740 · 5 yrs out

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