Certificate (1-2 years)0% vs national median217 grads tracked
Teaching Assistants/Aides at Hudson Valley Community College
Ranked 7th of 17 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Teaching Assistants/Aides by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$26,606
middle 50%: $20,488 – $33,408
Median · 5 years out
$33,410
middle 50%: $26,108 – $43,698
Median · 10 years out
$38,003
middle 50%: $28,664 – $53,578
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
Teaching Assistants and Aides from this New York institution earn a median of $27k initially. Salaries rise to $33k by year five and $38k by year ten.
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
13.5 yrs
≈ $16,353 total interest
Same major at other universities
SUNY Westchester Community College
$41,244 · 5 yrs out
Middle Georgia State University
$38,967 · 5 yrs out
Dutchess Community College
$36,927 · 5 yrs out
Hill College
$35,115 · 5 yrs out
Niagara County Community College
$33,556 · 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
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 Hudson Valley Community College
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$116,662 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$116,662 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$115,618 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$85,435 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$81,387 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$81,210 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$79,641 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$79,444 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$79,423 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$79,423 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$75,030 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$74,369 · 5 yrs out