WhatGradsMake
Certificate (under 1 year)-12% vs national median138 grads tracked

Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other at Piedmont Technical College

Ranked 4th of 7 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$26,610
middle 50%: $21,175 – $32,590
Median · 5 years out
$31,905
middle 50%: $25,875 – $42,734
Median · 10 years out
$34,018
middle 50%: $28,868 – $41,863

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Piedmont Technical College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other earn a median $26,610 one year after graduating, rising to $34,018 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 12% below the national median of $36,091 for this field, ranking 4th of 7 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
14.9 yrs
≈ $17,751 total interest

Same major at other universities

Massachusetts Bay Community College
$75,035 · 5 yrs out
Aiken Technical College
$43,839 · 5 yrs out
Hocking Technical College
$36,091 · 5 yrs out
Spartanburg Community College
$30,731 · 5 yrs out
Florence - Darlington Technical College
$30,227 · 5 yrs out
Aims Community College
$28,969 · 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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