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Associate+55% vs national median77 grads tracked

Teaching Assistants/Aides at Richland College

Ranked 1st of 21 associate programs in Teaching Assistants/Aides by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$31,002
middle 50%: $24,323 – $46,435
Median · 5 years out
$63,874
middle 50%: $37,867 – $77,548
Median · 10 years out
$69,154
middle 50%: $38,050 – $75,586

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Teaching Assistants/Aides (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of Richland College's associate program in Teaching Assistants/Aides earn a median $31,002 one year after graduating, rising to $69,154 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 55% above the national median of $41,295 for this field, ranking 1st of 21 reporting programs.

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
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,973 total interest

Same major at other universities

CUNY Medgar Evers College
$49,837 · 5 yrs out
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
$46,086 · 5 yrs out
Kingsborough Community College/CUNY
$44,978 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bronx Community College
$42,817 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
$41,295 · 5 yrs out
Texas State Technical College
$39,601 · 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
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$65,910 · 5 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Associate)
$65,122 · 5 yrs out

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