Certificate (1-2 years)-4% vs national median211 grads tracked
Construction Trades at Erie Community College
Ranked 34th of 89 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Construction Trades by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$40,849
middle 50%: $29,324 – $55,399
Median · 5 years out
$66,546
middle 50%: $46,383 – $106,266
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report
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 certificate holders earn a median of $40,849 in year one. Salaries rise to $66,546 after five years.
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
6.7 yrs
≈ $7,746 total interest
Same major at other universities
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 12
$72,356 · 5 yrs out
Capital Area Technical College
$71,212 · 5 yrs out
Trinidad State College
$71,060 · 5 yrs out
Brightpoint Community College
$70,298 · 5 yrs out
Emily Griffith Technical College
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Illinois College
$68,650 · 5 yrs out
Red Rocks Community College
$67,746 · 5 yrs out
Northshore Technical Community College
$66,474 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota West Community and Technical College
$63,170 · 5 yrs out
L. E. Fletcher Technical Community College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5
$60,738 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges -Frontier Community College
$60,508 · 5 yrs out
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$67,740 · 5 yrs out
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