Certificate (under 1 year)+16% vs national median403 grads tracked
Data Processing at Greenville Technical College
Ranked 5th of 23 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Data Processing by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$47,973
middle 50%: $34,535 – $63,123
Median · 5 years out
$55,167
middle 50%: $42,574 – $74,040
Median · 10 years out
$61,531
middle 50%: $44,775 – $82,069
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
This certificate program in Data Processing yields a $47,973 median salary in the first year. Long-term median earnings reach $61,531 after ten years.
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
7.2 yrs
≈ $7,845 total interest
Same major at other universities
Brookhaven College
$68,702 · 5 yrs out
Midlands Technical College
$61,419 · 5 yrs out
Central Texas College District
$57,175 · 5 yrs out
York Technical College
$56,378 · 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
Aiken Technical College
$47,449 · 5 yrs out
Trident Technical College
$46,634 · 5 yrs out
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$92,587 · 5 yrs out
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$69,770 · 5 yrs out
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$69,154 · 5 yrs out
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$67,048 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
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