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Associate-22% vs national median960 grads tracked

Business/Commerce, General at Piedmont Technical College

Ranked 143rd of 168 associate programs in Business/Commerce, General by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$34,437
middle 50%: $25,675 – $47,740
Median · 5 years out
$41,198
middle 50%: $31,363 – $55,222
Median · 10 years out
$45,487
middle 50%: $35,284 – $63,323

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Business/Commerce, General (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of Piedmont Technical College's associate program in Business/Commerce, General earn a median $34,437 one year after graduating, rising to $45,487 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 22% below the national median of $52,813 for this field, ranking 143rd of 168 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?

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
10.3 yrs
≈ $11,809 total interest

Same major at other universities

Angelina College
$41,964 · 5 yrs out
Elaine P. Nunez Community College
$41,964 · 5 yrs out
Mountain Empire Community College
$41,591 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Lancaster
$41,563 · 5 yrs out
Bowling Green State University
$41,501 · 5 yrs out
Mountwest Community and Technical College
$41,288 · 5 yrs out
Patrick & Henry Community College
$41,115 · 5 yrs out
Technical College of the Lowcountry - Beaufort Campus
$40,858 · 5 yrs out
Jefferson College
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Shore Community College
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Danville Community College
$40,103 · 5 yrs out
Lincoln Land Community College
$40,037 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Piedmont Technical College

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$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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