Certificate (under 1 year)-29% vs national median169 grads tracked
Construction Trades at Greenville Technical College
Ranked 55th of 75 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Construction Trades by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,604
middle 50%: $26,031 – $51,929
Median · 5 years out
$49,351
middle 50%: $35,492 – $68,545
Median · 10 years out
$58,065
middle 50%: $43,948 – $80,205
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Construction Trades (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Construction Trades certificate graduates earn a $36k median salary initially. After ten years, the median salary is $58k.
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
8.6 yrs
≈ $10,003 total interest
Same major at other universities
Virginia Highlands Community College
$50,881 · 5 yrs out
Kishwaukee College
$50,881 · 5 yrs out
Del Mar College
$50,441 · 5 yrs out
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$50,197 · 5 yrs out
Coastal Bend College
$50,129 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3
$49,979 · 5 yrs out
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
$47,802 · 5 yrs out
Pickens Technical College
$46,207 · 5 yrs out
Saint Philip's College
$46,055 · 5 yrs out
Texarkana College
$45,365 · 5 yrs out
Lake Superior College
$45,149 · 5 yrs out
Uintah Basin Technical College
$44,669 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Greenville Technical College
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$92,587 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$89,755 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$82,004 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$73,228 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$72,966 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$72,966 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$70,261 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,770 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other (Associate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$67,048 · 5 yrs out
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