Associate-8% vs national median237 grads tracked
Accounting and Related Services at Chemeketa Community College
Ranked 178th of 292 associate programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$39,950
middle 50%: $30,222 – $51,163
Median · 5 years out
$44,805
middle 50%: $34,326 – $63,907
Median · 10 years out
$51,537
middle 50%: $38,967 – $60,961
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Accounting and Related Services (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Chemeketa Community College accounting graduates earn a median $40k in their first year. Five-year earnings reach $45k.
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
8.9 yrs
≈ $10,089 total interest
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$45,109 · 5 yrs out
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$44,696 · 5 yrs out
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$44,669 · 5 yrs out
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$44,669 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Chemeketa Community College
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$94,352 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$89,131 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$87,676 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$84,761 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$83,750 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Associate)
$80,415 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$79,032 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$65,018 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$64,628 · 5 yrs out
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$64,005 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$64,005 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
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