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Associate-2% vs national median328 grads tracked

Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services at Sinclair Community College

Ranked 63rd of 121 associate programs in Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$30,791
middle 50%: $23,282 – $40,093
Median · 5 years out
$40,180
middle 50%: $30,304 – $50,148
Median · 10 years out
$48,698
middle 50%: $36,110 – $63,522

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of Sinclair Community College's associate program in Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services earn a median $30,791 one year after graduating, rising to $48,698 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 2% below the national median of $41,162 for this field, ranking 63rd of 121 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?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
10.5 yrs
≈ $12,552 total interest

Same major at other universities

Tidewater Community College
$40,642 · 5 yrs out
Schenectady County Community College
$40,528 · 5 yrs out
Lane Community College
$40,460 · 5 yrs out
Saint Philip's College
$40,404 · 5 yrs out
Kirkwood Community College
$40,385 · 5 yrs out
Mountain Gateway Community College
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Mohawk Valley Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$40,052 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
$39,975 · 5 yrs out
Bristol Community College
$39,919 · 5 yrs out
Salt Lake Community College
$39,871 · 5 yrs out
Trident Technical College
$39,860 · 5 yrs out
Nicholls State University
$39,745 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Sinclair Community College

Fire Protection (Associate)
$99,192 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$85,788 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Associate)
$84,796 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$82,803 · 5 yrs out
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences (Certificate)
$80,863 · 5 yrs out
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations (Certificate)
$80,863 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$77,702 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Engineering (Associate)
$74,186 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$72,518 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$72,273 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$72,273 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,014 · 5 yrs out

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