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Certificate (1-2 years)+32% vs national median309 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Lakeland Community College

Ranked 27th of 227 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$47,718
middle 50%: $32,663 – $67,570
Median · 5 years out
$56,524
middle 50%: $37,485 – $75,158
Median · 10 years out
$61,268
middle 50%: $45,999 – $80,415

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Lakeland Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $47,718 one year after graduating, rising to $61,268 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 32% above the national median of $42,912 for this field, ranking 27th of 227 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
7.1 yrs
≈ $7,768 total interest

Same major at other universities

Purdue University Fort Wayne
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Northern Virginia Community College
$59,207 · 5 yrs out
Terra State Community College
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
San Jacinto Community College District
$57,619 · 5 yrs out
Aims Community College
$57,471 · 5 yrs out
Nassau Community College
$57,417 · 5 yrs out
Triton College
$55,836 · 5 yrs out
Saint Louis Community College
$55,699 · 5 yrs out
Hudson Valley Community College
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Ulster County Community College
$54,993 · 5 yrs out
Columbus State Community College
$54,370 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$53,862 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Lakeland Community College

Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$111,405 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$105,977 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$97,356 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$92,930 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$92,787 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$89,880 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$79,974 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,415 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$72,568 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$68,363 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,098 · 5 yrs out

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