Certificate (under 1 year)-19% vs national median300 grads tracked
Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services at Kilgore College
Ranked 89th of 97 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$23,374
middle 50%: $17,910 – $30,087
Median · 5 years out
$28,911
middle 50%: $22,597 – $40,155
Median · 10 years out
$39,342
middle 50%: $30,437 – $54,051
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Culinary and Personal Services certificate holders at Kilgore College earn a median $23k in year one. Salaries reach $29k after five 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
14.7 yrs
≈ $18,771 total interest
Same major at other universities
Vernon College
$30,500 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$30,143 · 5 yrs out
Denmark Technical College
$30,087 · 5 yrs out
Kaskaskia College
$30,025 · 5 yrs out
Trinity Valley Community College
$29,450 · 5 yrs out
Texarkana College
$28,969 · 5 yrs out
El Paso Community College
$28,284 · 5 yrs out
Panola College
$28,154 · 5 yrs out
Ranger College
$28,143 · 5 yrs out
Trinidad State College
$28,103 · 5 yrs out
Cisco College
$28,007 · 5 yrs out
Southwest Texas Junior College
$26,329 · 5 yrs out
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$108,520 · 5 yrs out
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$77,524 · 5 yrs out
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