Certificate (under 1 year)+10% vs national median405 grads tracked
Culinary Arts and Related Services at San Jacinto Community College District
Ranked 6th of 58 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Culinary Arts and Related Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,149
middle 50%: $23,748 – $41,914
Median · 5 years out
$42,114
middle 50%: $31,137 – $56,381
Median · 10 years out
$53,735
middle 50%: $37,092 – $74,110
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 holders earn a median of $32k initially. This figure climbs to $42k after five years and reaches $54k after a decade.
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
9.8 yrs
≈ $11,729 total interest
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Dallas College
$48,158 · 5 yrs out
Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
$46,702 · 5 yrs out
Austin Community College
$43,463 · 5 yrs out
Hennepin Technical College
$42,505 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$42,446 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$41,469 · 5 yrs out
Del Mar College
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William Rainey Harper College
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$40,883 · 5 yrs out
Bunker Hill Community College
$40,883 · 5 yrs out
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