Certificate (under 1 year)+24% vs national median378 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Portland Community College
Ranked 45th of 303 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$40,257
middle 50%: $30,472 – $60,292
Median · 5 years out
$54,836
middle 50%: $41,552 – $78,372
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Health Professions and Related Programs (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
This health certificate program yields a $40k median salary in the first year. By year five, earnings increase to $55k.
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
7.8 yrs
≈ $8,805 total interest
Same major at other universities
Wharton County Junior College
$55,908 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma City Community College
$55,874 · 5 yrs out
San Jacinto Community College District
$55,680 · 5 yrs out
Howard County Junior College District
$55,540 · 5 yrs out
Houston Community College
$55,497 · 5 yrs out
Lee College
$55,432 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
$54,757 · 5 yrs out
Brookhaven College
$54,757 · 5 yrs out
South Plains College
$54,333 · 5 yrs out
Kilgore College
$54,014 · 5 yrs out
Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College
$53,814 · 5 yrs out
Tunxis Community College
$53,552 · 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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