Associate-12% vs national median448 grads tracked
Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services at Southwestern Oregon Community College
Ranked 104th of 121 associate programs in Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$29,126
middle 50%: $23,711 – $37,556
Median · 5 years out
$36,248
middle 50%: $26,824 – $48,487
Median · 10 years out
$44,249
middle 50%: $32,179 – $66,251
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Students in Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services earn $29k in their first year. This median salary rises to $44k 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?
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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
11.7 yrs
≈ $14,097 total interest
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$36,789 · 5 yrs out
Erie Community College
$36,710 · 5 yrs out
Sullivan County Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$36,674 · 5 yrs out
Northern Wyoming Community College District
$36,674 · 5 yrs out
Ozarks Technical Community College
$36,655 · 5 yrs out
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$36,296 · 5 yrs out
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$36,215 · 5 yrs out
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$35,899 · 5 yrs out
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$35,374 · 5 yrs out
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$35,051 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Maine Community College
$34,970 · 5 yrs out
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