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Certificate (under 1 year)-14% vs national median169 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Greenville Technical College

Ranked 88th of 122 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$26,112
middle 50%: $22,155 – $30,833
Median · 5 years out
$28,969
middle 50%: $23,606 – $34,269
Median · 10 years out
$33,372
middle 50%: $25,198 – $41,093

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 Greenville Technical College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences earn a median $26,112 one year after graduating, rising to $33,372 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 14% below the national median of $33,536 for this field, ranking 88th 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
16 yrs
≈ $19,442 total interest

Same major at other universities

Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
$29,839 · 5 yrs out
Saint Philip's College
$29,791 · 5 yrs out
Waubonsee Community College
$29,704 · 5 yrs out
Midland College
$29,704 · 5 yrs out
South Suburban College
$29,688 · 5 yrs out
Trident Technical College
$29,214 · 5 yrs out
York Technical College
$28,969 · 5 yrs out
Amarillo College
$28,850 · 5 yrs out
Midlands Technical College
$28,805 · 5 yrs out
Spartanburg Community College
$28,787 · 5 yrs out
South Texas College
$28,703 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$28,668 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Greenville Technical College

Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$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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