Certificate (under 1 year)+21% vs national median290 grads tracked
Computer Programming at Portland Community College
Ranked 3rd of 39 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Computer Programming by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$61,969
middle 50%: $41,907 – $88,783
Median · 5 years out
$79,996
middle 50%: $55,680 – $97,497
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Computer Programming (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Portland Community College sees Computer Programming certificate holders earning $62k in their first year. Median salaries reach $80k by year five.
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
5 yrs
≈ $5,495 total interest
Same major at other universities
Moraine Valley Community College
$80,863 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Illinois College
$80,595 · 5 yrs out
North Hennepin Community College
$79,564 · 5 yrs out
Central Texas College District
$78,948 · 5 yrs out
Brookhaven College
$78,948 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$78,529 · 5 yrs out
North Lake College
$77,273 · 5 yrs out
Kirkwood Community College
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
$76,554 · 5 yrs out
Des Moines Area Community College
$72,928 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$72,299 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan Community College
$71,212 · 5 yrs out
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$101,061 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$99,460 · 5 yrs out
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$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
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$84,509 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$84,284 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$79,314 · 5 yrs out
Biomedical/Medical Engineering (Associate)
$79,314 · 5 yrs out
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