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Certificate (under 1 year)-32% vs national median148 grads tracked

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services at Hocking Technical College

Ranked 167th of 178 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$28,103
middle 50%: $20,205 – $43,047
Median · 5 years out
$39,058
middle 50%: $27,683 – $56,272
Median · 10 years out
$57,279
middle 50%: $37,918 – $72,693

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

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

Starting salaries for computer science certificate students at this Ohio college average $28k. Earnings rise to $39k after five years and $57k after ten 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
10.3 yrs
≈ $12,879 total interest

Same major at other universities

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 6
$41,244 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Olive-Harvey College
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 9
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Coastal Bend College
$39,752 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College
$39,380 · 5 yrs out
Texas State Technical College
$39,323 · 5 yrs out
Howard County Junior College District
$39,242 · 5 yrs out
Panola College
$38,738 · 5 yrs out
Trinity Valley Community College
$38,467 · 5 yrs out
Western Iowa Tech Community College
$38,050 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College
$36,674 · 5 yrs out
Navarro College
$36,560 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Hocking Technical College

Fire Protection (Associate)
$78,372 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$69,338 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$61,552 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$57,852 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Certificate)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Ground Transportation (Certificate)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$56,381 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$56,192 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$56,170 · 5 yrs out
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Associate)
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
Materials Sciences (Associate)
$53,107 · 5 yrs out

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