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Certificate (under 1 year)+14% vs national median818 grads tracked

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services at Richland College

Ranked 34th of 178 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$49,490
middle 50%: $32,753 – $70,232
Median · 5 years out
$65,910
middle 50%: $45,156 – $88,796
Median · 10 years out
$71,238
middle 50%: $46,150 – $103,864

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

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

Certificate holders in Computer and Information Sciences earn a median starting salary of $49k. Income grows to $66k after five years and hits $71k by the tenth year.

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
6.3 yrs
≈ $6,974 total interest

Same major at other universities

Arapahoe Community College
$68,771 · 5 yrs out
Pikes Peak State College
$68,222 · 5 yrs out
Bunker Hill Community College
$67,797 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Illinois College
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Vista College
$67,276 · 5 yrs out
Oakton College
$66,824 · 5 yrs out
Clayton State University
$65,743 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$65,353 · 5 yrs out
Central Texas College District
$65,081 · 5 yrs out
Moraine Valley Community College
$64,316 · 5 yrs out
McHenry County College
$64,175 · 5 yrs out
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
$63,874 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Richland College

Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$112,298 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$110,315 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$81,373 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$77,193 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$77,125 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Certificate)
$75,819 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$74,415 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$67,967 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Associate)
$66,409 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Associate)
$65,122 · 5 yrs out
Teaching Assistants/Aides (Associate)
$63,874 · 5 yrs out

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