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Certificate (under 1 year)-19% vs national median534 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Florence - Darlington Technical College

Ranked 207th of 260 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$32,902
middle 50%: $24,817 – $43,839
Median · 5 years out
$37,891
middle 50%: $29,552 – $52,902
Median · 10 years out
$42,596
middle 50%: $30,070 – $56,595

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Business certificate holders at this South Carolina college start with a median salary of $33k. Earnings grow to $43k after a decade of experience.

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
11.2 yrs
≈ $12,988 total interest

Same major at other universities

Midlands Technical College
$38,534 · 5 yrs out
Salt Lake Community College
$38,509 · 5 yrs out
Black Hawk College
$38,416 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5
$38,141 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Technical College - Bemidji
$37,915 · 5 yrs out
Central Virginia Community College
$37,867 · 5 yrs out
Brazosport College
$37,821 · 5 yrs out
Orangeburg - Calhoun Technical College
$37,788 · 5 yrs out
York Technical College
$37,701 · 5 yrs out
Mountainland Technical College
$37,316 · 5 yrs out
Hocking Technical College
$37,024 · 5 yrs out
Parkland College
$36,943 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Florence - Darlington Technical College

Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$74,055 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$73,271 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$72,599 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$68,626 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$68,626 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,327 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$67,352 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$64,499 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$62,336 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$59,143 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Associate)
$58,363 · 5 yrs out

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