Associate-16% vs national median207 grads tracked
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Orangeburg - Calhoun Technical College
Ranked 169th of 207 associate programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$25,617
middle 50%: $19,402 – $32,407
Median · 5 years out
$28,298
middle 50%: $22,374 – $38,315
Median · 10 years out
$31,035
middle 50%: $24,519 – $42,956
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Orangeburg - Calhoun Technical College graduates in Family and Consumer Sciences earn $26k initially. Salaries reach $31k 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?
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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
17.3 yrs
≈ $20,895 total interest
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