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Associate-15% vs national median100 grads tracked

Accounting and Related Services at Orangeburg - Calhoun Technical College

Ranked 239th of 292 associate programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$31,041
middle 50%: $24,092 – $39,119
Median · 5 years out
$41,202
middle 50%: $32,566 – $50,653
Median · 10 years out
$44,767
middle 50%: $35,474 – $60,696

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Accounting and Related Services (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of Orangeburg - Calhoun Technical College's associate program in Accounting and Related Services earn a median $31,041 one year after graduating, rising to $44,767 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 15% below the national median of $48,487 for this field, ranking 239th of 292 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
10.7 yrs
≈ $12,500 total interest

Same major at other universities

Mt. Hood Community College
$42,006 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 1
$41,887 · 5 yrs out
Hawkeye Community College
$41,630 · 5 yrs out
Tri-County Technical College
$41,517 · 5 yrs out
Highland Community College
$41,501 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Canton
$41,455 · 5 yrs out
Western Iowa Tech Community College
$41,054 · 5 yrs out
Central Carolina Technical College
$41,019 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at Cobleskill
$40,944 · 5 yrs out
Saint Philip's College
$40,642 · 5 yrs out
Carl Sandburg College
$40,511 · 5 yrs out
Florence - Darlington Technical College
$40,482 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Orangeburg - Calhoun Technical College

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$91,412 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$90,338 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$74,226 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$71,093 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$68,016 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$59,037 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Associate)
$59,037 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$58,333 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Certificate)
$57,301 · 5 yrs out
Ground Transportation (Certificate)
$57,301 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out

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