Certificate (under 1 year)-10% vs national median1,046 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Piedmont Technical College
Ranked 200th of 303 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$28,018
middle 50%: $21,295 – $38,170
Median · 5 years out
$39,894
middle 50%: $29,562 – $55,653
Median · 10 years out
$47,083
middle 50%: $33,647 – $63,757
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Health Professions and Related Programs (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Piedmont Technical College Health Professions graduates start at a $28k median salary. Income increases to $40k after five years and $47k 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
10.9 yrs
≈ $13,259 total interest
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$40,514 · 5 yrs out
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$40,488 · 5 yrs out
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$40,342 · 5 yrs out
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$40,297 · 5 yrs out
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$40,288 · 5 yrs out
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$39,947 · 5 yrs out
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$39,884 · 5 yrs out
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$39,884 · 5 yrs out
Lamar Community College
$39,655 · 5 yrs out
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$39,655 · 5 yrs out
Highland Community College
$39,601 · 5 yrs out
Lamar Institute of Technology
$39,593 · 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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