Certificate (under 1 year)+6% vs national median134 grads tracked
Culinary Arts and Related Services at Houston Community College
Ranked 17th of 58 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Culinary Arts and Related Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$28,522
middle 50%: $20,928 – $40,093
Median · 5 years out
$40,478
middle 50%: $29,169 – $52,379
Median · 10 years out
$44,206
middle 50%: $29,336 – $59,187
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Culinary Arts and Related Services (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Culinary Arts certificate students at Houston Community College earn a median $29k in year one. Earnings grow to $44k by year ten.
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
11.1 yrs
≈ $13,209 total interest
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William Rainey Harper College
$40,883 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$40,883 · 5 yrs out
Bunker Hill Community College
$40,883 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College
$40,820 · 5 yrs out
Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical College
$40,568 · 5 yrs out
Saint Philip's College
$40,559 · 5 yrs out
Collin County Community College District
$40,159 · 5 yrs out
Odessa College
$39,950 · 5 yrs out
Lincoln Land Community College
$39,655 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$39,127 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$39,048 · 5 yrs out
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$38,814 · 5 yrs out
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