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Associate-1% vs national median528 grads tracked

Culinary Arts and Related Services at Trident Technical College

Ranked 53rd of 105 associate programs in Culinary Arts and Related Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$32,103
middle 50%: $24,327 – $40,431
Median · 5 years out
$39,860
middle 50%: $29,785 – $52,980
Median · 10 years out
$49,351
middle 50%: $37,024 – $66,646

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Culinary Arts and Related Services (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of Trident Technical College's associate program in Culinary Arts and Related Services earn a median $32,103 one year after graduating, rising to $49,351 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 1% below the national median of $40,404 for this field, ranking 53rd of 105 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
≈ $12,333 total interest

Same major at other universities

Saint Philip's College
$40,404 · 5 yrs out
Kirkwood Community College
$40,385 · 5 yrs out
Mountain Gateway Community College
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Sinclair Community College
$40,180 · 5 yrs out
Mohawk Valley Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$40,052 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
$39,975 · 5 yrs out
Nicholls State University
$39,745 · 5 yrs out
Saint Louis Community College
$39,617 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Western Community College
$39,517 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
$39,425 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mesa University
$39,385 · 5 yrs out
Niagara County Community College
$39,355 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Trident Technical College

Engineering (Certificate)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Certificate)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$80,008 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$78,415 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$78,415 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$75,634 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$75,253 · 5 yrs out
Air Transportation (Certificate)
$75,035 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$74,986 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$74,635 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Certificate)
$73,565 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$72,871 · 5 yrs out

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