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Associate+22% vs national median193 grads tracked

Special Education and Teaching at Chemeketa Community College

Ranked 2nd of 9 associate programs in Special Education and Teaching by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$34,300
middle 50%: $28,073 – $44,568
Median · 5 years out
$37,821
middle 50%: $27,333 – $49,855
Median · 10 years out
$40,037
middle 50%: $31,416 – $53,343

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Special Education and Teaching (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of Chemeketa Community College's associate program in Special Education and Teaching earn a median $34,300 one year after graduating, rising to $40,037 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 22% above the national median of $30,990 for this field, ranking 2nd of 9 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
11.3 yrs
≈ $12,890 total interest

Same major at other universities

Northern Virginia Community College
$44,700 · 5 yrs out
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
$35,474 · 5 yrs out
Brightpoint Community College
$32,393 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$30,990 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Peninsula Community College
$29,833 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Western Community College
$29,599 · 5 yrs out
Danville Community College
$29,433 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Chemeketa Community College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$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
Precision Production (Certificate)
$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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