Certificate (1-2 years)-11% vs national median912 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Portland Community College
Ranked 251st of 370 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$37,897
middle 50%: $29,997 – $45,057
Median · 5 years out
$46,224
middle 50%: $35,892 – $55,770
Median · 10 years out
$48,487
middle 50%: $33,718 – $62,520
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Health Professions and Related Programs (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Portland Community College health certificate earners start at $38k. Median salaries settle at $48k after ten years.
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
9.1 yrs
≈ $10,266 total interest
Same major at other universities
Southside Virginia Community College
$46,924 · 5 yrs out
Blue Mountain Community College
$46,845 · 5 yrs out
Naugatuck Valley Community College
$46,497 · 5 yrs out
Norwalk Community College
$46,402 · 5 yrs out
Aiken Technical College
$46,290 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Canton
$46,249 · 5 yrs out
Southeast Technical College
$45,965 · 5 yrs out
Moberly Area Community College
$45,918 · 5 yrs out
Tunxis Community College
$45,881 · 5 yrs out
Vincennes University
$45,871 · 5 yrs out
Southern State Community College
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Clark State College
$45,523 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Portland Community College
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
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
Engineering (Associate)
$79,314 · 5 yrs out
Biomedical/Medical Engineering (Associate)
$79,314 · 5 yrs out
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