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Certificate (under 1 year)+13% vs national median184 grads tracked

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other at Midlands Technical College

Ranked 1st of 9 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$52,232
middle 50%: $38,279 – $66,619
Median · 5 years out
$65,986
middle 50%: $52,354 – $82,614
Median · 10 years out
$79,444
middle 50%: $61,218 – $99,994

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

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

Midlands Technical College ranks 1st among peers in this category. Graduates earn a median of $52k in their first year and $79k 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
6.1 yrs
≈ $6,725 total interest

Same major at other universities

Trident Technical College
$60,908 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$60,342 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$58,574 · 5 yrs out
Sinclair Community College
$56,170 · 5 yrs out
Tulsa Community College
$45,210 · 5 yrs out
Orangeburg - Calhoun Technical College
$44,849 · 5 yrs out
Florence - Darlington Technical College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Midlands Technical College

Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$109,303 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$108,603 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$102,715 · 5 yrs out
Science Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$96,310 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$71,752 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,654 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$66,653 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$64,784 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$64,226 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$64,226 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$63,357 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$62,548 · 5 yrs out

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