Certificate (under 1 year)-37% vs national median322 grads tracked
Construction Trades at El Paso Community College
Ranked 62nd of 75 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Construction Trades by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,113
middle 50%: $24,910 – $44,901
Median · 5 years out
$44,319
middle 50%: $32,595 – $61,879
Median · 10 years out
$52,963
middle 50%: $37,198 – $73,075
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Construction Trades (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Construction Trades certificate graduates from El Paso Community College earn $33k in year one. Median earnings reach $53k 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
9.5 yrs
≈ $11,218 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$47,802 · 5 yrs out
Pickens Technical College
$46,207 · 5 yrs out
Saint Philip's College
$46,055 · 5 yrs out
Texarkana College
$45,365 · 5 yrs out
Lake Superior College
$45,149 · 5 yrs out
Uintah Basin Technical College
$44,669 · 5 yrs out
Laredo College
$43,948 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 1
$43,722 · 5 yrs out
Lake Land College
$41,844 · 5 yrs out
Western Iowa Tech Community College
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Wytheville Community College
$40,052 · 5 yrs out
Laramie County Community College
$39,998 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at El Paso Community College
Fire Protection (Associate)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$85,722 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$77,857 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$77,847 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$72,598 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$69,348 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$69,240 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$67,497 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$66,247 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$65,717 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$65,502 · 5 yrs out
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