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Certificate (1-2 years)-11% vs national median37 grads tracked

Teaching Assistants/Aides at Erie Community College

Ranked 12th of 17 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Teaching Assistants/Aides by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$26,571
middle 50%: $21,336 – $32,068
Median · 5 years out
$29,807
middle 50%: $24,348 – $40,342
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Teaching Assistants/Aides (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 Teaching Assistants/Aides earn a median $26,571 one year after graduating, rising to $29,807 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 11% below the national median of $33,410 for this field, ranking 12th of 17 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
17.2 yrs
≈ $20,174 total interest

Same major at other universities

Niagara County Community College
$33,556 · 5 yrs out
Hudson Valley Community College
$33,410 · 5 yrs out
Herkimer County Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$32,296 · 5 yrs out
Columbia - Greene Community College - SUNY Office of Cmnty Colleges
$31,741 · 5 yrs out
Schenectady County Community College
$31,066 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University - Parkersburg
$30,005 · 5 yrs out
Orange County Community College
$28,969 · 5 yrs out
Finger Lakes Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$28,969 · 5 yrs out
Adirondack Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$28,753 · 5 yrs out
Genesee Community College
$26,787 · 5 yrs out
Moraine Valley Community College
$25,707 · 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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