Certificate (under 1 year)+10% vs national median251 grads tracked
Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services at Odessa College
Ranked 23rd of 97 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$26,358
middle 50%: $20,017 – $33,569
Median · 5 years out
$38,967
middle 50%: $26,820 – $51,132
Median · 10 years out
$40,342
middle 50%: $30,681 – $55,464
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 Odessa College earn $26k in their first year. Median earnings reach $40k by year 10.
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
12.1 yrs
≈ $14,397 total interest
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Saint Philip's College
$40,559 · 5 yrs out
Bristol Community College
$40,189 · 5 yrs out
Collin County Community College District
$40,159 · 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
Emily Griffith Technical College
$38,967 · 5 yrs out
Richland Community College
$38,814 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$38,322 · 5 yrs out
McHenry County College
$38,077 · 5 yrs out
San Jacinto Community College District
$38,031 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$37,841 · 5 yrs out
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