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Certificate (1-2 years)+1% vs national median205 grads tracked

Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services at Columbus State Community College

Ranked 7th of 16 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$33,152
middle 50%: $24,589 – $44,343
Median · 5 years out
$42,286
middle 50%: $30,299 – $55,464
Median · 10 years out
$43,948
middle 50%: $35,528 – $59,848

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

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

Columbus State Community College graduates in Communications Technologies earn a median $33,152 initially. Year 10 median earnings reach $43,948 for this certificate program.

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
10.3 yrs
≈ $11,910 total interest

Same major at other universities

Nassau Community College
$47,119 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$46,298 · 5 yrs out
Linn-Benton Community College
$44,669 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$44,129 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$43,384 · 5 yrs out
Des Moines Area Community College
$41,695 · 5 yrs out
Lake Superior College
$39,242 · 5 yrs out
Leeward Community College
$38,305 · 5 yrs out
Niagara County Community College
$37,592 · 5 yrs out
York Technical College
$34,840 · 5 yrs out
Bossier Parish Community College
$34,770 · 5 yrs out
Danville Community College
$29,849 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Columbus State Community College

Computer and Information Sciences, General (Certificate)
$89,645 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,977 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Certificate)
$74,924 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Certificate)
$74,391 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$72,211 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Associate)
$71,467 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$70,698 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Certificate)
$68,521 · 5 yrs out

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