Certificate (under 1 year)0% vs national median826 grads tracked
Accounting and Related Services at Portland Community College
Ranked 47th of 105 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$37,173
middle 50%: $26,828 – $50,945
Median · 5 years out
$48,548
middle 50%: $35,340 – $62,468
Median · 10 years out
$57,726
middle 50%: $44,849 – $70,298
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Accounting and Related Services (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Portland Community College accounting certificate holders earn a median $37k in their first year. Median earnings reach $49k by year 5 and $58k by year 10.
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
8.5 yrs
≈ $9,887 total interest
Same major at other universities
Austin Community College
$50,311 · 5 yrs out
Lee College
$50,129 · 5 yrs out
Dallas College
$49,731 · 5 yrs out
Lewis and Clark Community College
$49,703 · 5 yrs out
Aims Community College
$49,659 · 5 yrs out
Community College of Denver
$49,399 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$47,878 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Olive-Harvey College
$46,924 · 5 yrs out
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
$46,663 · 5 yrs out
James A. Rhodes State College
$46,663 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 13
$46,532 · 5 yrs out
Rock Valley College
$46,497 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Portland Community College
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$101,061 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$99,460 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$97,859 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$93,265 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$87,244 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$85,856 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Associate)
$85,137 · 5 yrs out
Air Transportation (Associate)
$85,137 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$84,610 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$84,509 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$84,284 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$79,996 · 5 yrs out
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