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Certificate (1-2 years)-5% vs national median388 grads tracked

Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services at Lake Area Technical College

Ranked 57th of 87 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$24,969
middle 50%: $19,606 – $29,933
Median · 5 years out
$32,951
middle 50%: $26,191 – $41,826
Median · 10 years out
$38,649
middle 50%: $29,704 – $48,924

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Lake Area Technical College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services earn a median $24,969 one year after graduating, rising to $38,649 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 5% below the national median of $34,615 for this field, ranking 57th of 87 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
13.7 yrs
≈ $16,881 total interest

Same major at other universities

Northeast Iowa Community College
$33,536 · 5 yrs out
Mountainland Technical College
$33,463 · 5 yrs out
Highland Community College
$33,458 · 5 yrs out
North Shore Community College
$33,209 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$33,184 · 5 yrs out
South Louisiana Community College
$33,078 · 5 yrs out
Pueblo Community College
$32,883 · 5 yrs out
Richland Community College
$32,844 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State College Southeast
$32,492 · 5 yrs out
East Central College
$31,905 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Harry S Truman College
$31,699 · 5 yrs out
Erie Community College
$31,387 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Lake Area Technical College

Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Associate)
$71,850 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$57,662 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$56,697 · 5 yrs out
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$56,697 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$56,363 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources and Conservation (Associate)
$56,363 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Associate)
$56,363 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$56,225 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$55,653 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural Business and Management (Associate)
$55,504 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$55,122 · 5 yrs out

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