Associate-18% vs national median252 grads tracked
Data Processing at Orangeburg - Calhoun Technical College
Ranked 25th of 32 associate programs in Data Processing by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,207
middle 50%: $26,264 – $43,892
Median · 5 years out
$45,300
middle 50%: $34,002 – $58,944
Median · 10 years out
$49,539
middle 50%: $37,763 – $66,213
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Data Processing (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Data Processing graduates at Orangeburg - Calhoun Technical College earn a median of $35k initially. The five-year median reaches $45k, while year-ten pay hits $50k.
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
9.4 yrs
≈ $10,811 total interest
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$51,357 · 5 yrs out
Delgado Community College
$50,845 · 5 yrs out
Hostos Community College of the City University of New York
$50,129 · 5 yrs out
Tri-County Technical College
$48,703 · 5 yrs out
Great Falls College Montana State University
$46,924 · 5 yrs out
Central Carolina Technical College
$45,382 · 5 yrs out
Technical College of the Lowcountry - Beaufort Campus
$45,300 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont Technical College
$45,005 · 5 yrs out
Florence - Darlington Technical College
$44,012 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana State University at Eunice
$39,310 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Technical College
$37,729 · 5 yrs out
Denmark Technical College
$34,107 · 5 yrs out
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$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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