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Certificate (under 1 year)-25% vs national median112 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Florence - Darlington Technical College

Ranked 114th of 122 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$23,509
middle 50%: $18,020 – $29,659
Median · 5 years out
$25,306
middle 50%: $19,441 – $31,818
Median · 10 years out
$26,416
middle 50%: $21,368 – $37,592

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Florence - Darlington Technical College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences earn a median $23,509 one year after graduating, rising to $26,416 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 25% below the national median of $33,536 for this field, ranking 114th of 122 reporting programs.

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
22.3 yrs
≈ $27,485 total interest

Same major at other universities

Itasca Community College
$26,606 · 5 yrs out
Cisco College
$26,411 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Oklahoma A & M College
$25,937 · 5 yrs out
Tri-County Technical College
$25,818 · 5 yrs out
Aiken Technical College
$25,793 · 5 yrs out
El Paso Community College
$25,473 · 5 yrs out
Sauk Valley Community College
$25,250 · 5 yrs out
Orangeburg - Calhoun Technical College
$25,009 · 5 yrs out
Denmark Technical College
$24,755 · 5 yrs out
Central Carolina Technical College
$24,637 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Technical College
$24,348 · 5 yrs out
Patrick & Henry Community College
$23,029 · 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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