Certificate (under 1 year)0% vs national median225 grads tracked
Data Processing at Aiken Technical College
Ranked 12th of 23 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Data Processing by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,536
middle 50%: $23,108 – $47,602
Median · 5 years out
$47,449
middle 50%: $34,556 – $65,011
Median · 10 years out
$55,369
middle 50%: $39,482 – $72,871
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Data Processing (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Aiken Technical College certificate holders in data processing earn $35k initially. Median pay climbs to $47k at five years and $55k at the ten-year mark.
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
8.9 yrs
≈ $10,461 total interest
Same major at other universities
Greenville Technical College
$55,167 · 5 yrs out
Mountain View College
$52,839 · 5 yrs out
Spartanburg Community College
$52,165 · 5 yrs out
Horry - Georgetown Technical College
$51,789 · 5 yrs out
North Lake College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Technical College
$49,171 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont Technical College
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Trident Technical College
$46,634 · 5 yrs out
Eastfield College
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Central Carolina Technical College
$45,191 · 5 yrs out
Richland College
$44,767 · 5 yrs out
Coastal Bend College
$42,033 · 5 yrs out
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$77,362 · 5 yrs out
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$77,362 · 5 yrs out
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$77,141 · 5 yrs out
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$73,376 · 5 yrs out
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$69,917 · 5 yrs out
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$69,917 · 5 yrs out
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$69,400 · 5 yrs out
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$64,798 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$62,985 · 5 yrs out
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$62,322 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$62,322 · 5 yrs out
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