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Certificate (1-2 years)+5% vs national median49 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Columbia Gorge Community College

Ranked 82nd of 227 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$33,078
middle 50%: $22,231 – $41,357
Median · 5 years out
$44,849
middle 50%: $36,903 – $57,372
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

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 Columbia Gorge Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $33,078 one year after graduating, rising to $44,849 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 5% above the national median of $42,912 for this field, ranking 82nd 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
9.9 yrs
≈ $11,401 total interest

Same major at other universities

Hill College
$45,210 · 5 yrs out
St. Cloud Technical and Community College
$45,075 · 5 yrs out
Schenectady County Community College
$45,075 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Peninsula Community College
$45,075 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$45,046 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii Maui College
$44,994 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mountain College
$44,767 · 5 yrs out
Kirkwood Community College
$44,511 · 5 yrs out
Mohawk Valley Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$44,502 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
Central Wyoming College
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
Howard County Junior College District
$44,129 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Columbia Gorge Community College

Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$87,508 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$87,123 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$79,271 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,727 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,727 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$68,002 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$68,002 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$63,936 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Associate)
$45,525 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate)
$45,043 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate)
$45,043 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate)
$44,592 · 5 yrs out

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