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Certificate (under 1 year)-32% vs national median365 grads tracked

Health Professions and Related Programs at Florence - Darlington Technical College

Ranked 296th of 303 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$26,566
middle 50%: $21,862 – $33,398
Median · 5 years out
$30,143
middle 50%: $23,963 – $41,544
Median · 10 years out
$34,630
middle 50%: $27,761 – $48,246

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

Graduates of Florence - Darlington Technical College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Health Professions and Related Programs earn a median $26,566 one year after graduating, rising to $34,630 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 32% below the national median of $44,345 for this field, ranking 296th of 303 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
15.2 yrs
≈ $18,359 total interest

Same major at other universities

Central Ohio Technical College
$31,905 · 5 yrs out
Edison State Community College
$31,905 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Shore Community College
$31,799 · 5 yrs out
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
$31,032 · 5 yrs out
John A. Logan College
$30,856 · 5 yrs out
Danville Community College
$30,303 · 5 yrs out
Black Hawk College
$30,042 · 5 yrs out
Utah State University
$30,018 · 5 yrs out
Danville Area Community College
$29,664 · 5 yrs out
Shawnee Community College
$29,197 · 5 yrs out
College of Coastal Georgia
$28,338 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Illinois College
$28,211 · 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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