Certificate (1-2 years)-10% vs national median383 grads tracked
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services at Piedmont Technical College
Ranked 111th of 121 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$27,867
middle 50%: $22,723 – $32,878
Median · 5 years out
$32,553
middle 50%: $27,028 – $38,799
Median · 10 years out
$38,301
middle 50%: $31,232 – $46,488
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Allied Health and Medical Assisting graduates from Piedmont Technical College earn a median $28k in year one. Salaries reach $38k by year ten.
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
13.4 yrs
≈ $16,234 total interest
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$33,536 · 5 yrs out
Dalton State College
$33,295 · 5 yrs out
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$32,990 · 5 yrs out
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$32,883 · 5 yrs out
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$32,768 · 5 yrs out
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$32,557 · 5 yrs out
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$32,296 · 5 yrs out
Carl Sandburg College
$31,679 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Lincoln Trail College
$31,138 · 5 yrs out
Central Carolina Technical College
$30,814 · 5 yrs out
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$30,786 · 5 yrs out
Texas State Technical College
$30,731 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Piedmont Technical College
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$78,529 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,356 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$72,042 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,734 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$66,723 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$66,172 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$63,270 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$62,616 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$60,021 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$59,222 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$59,222 · 5 yrs out
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