Certificate (under 1 year)+20% vs national median2,052 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Trident Technical College
Ranked 55th of 303 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,410
middle 50%: $23,467 – $43,844
Median · 5 years out
$53,276
middle 50%: $36,262 – $70,870
Median · 10 years out
$59,848
middle 50%: $39,301 – $79,540
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
Trident Technical College certificate holders in health professions earn $32k in their first year. Median salaries grow to $60k 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?
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
8.3 yrs
≈ $9,943 total interest
Same major at other universities
Kilgore College
$54,014 · 5 yrs out
Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College
$53,814 · 5 yrs out
Tunxis Community College
$53,552 · 5 yrs out
Albany State University
$53,358 · 5 yrs out
Bunker Hill Community College
$53,343 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Technical College
$53,279 · 5 yrs out
Northeast Texas Community College
$53,253 · 5 yrs out
Berkshire Community College
$52,920 · 5 yrs out
Carl Sandburg College
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
Ranger College
$52,354 · 5 yrs out
Southern State Community College
$52,354 · 5 yrs out
Cisco College
$51,757 · 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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