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Associate-21% vs national median131 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Danville Community College

Ranked 195th of 207 associate programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$23,193
middle 50%: $18,049 – $27,645
Median · 5 years out
$26,571
middle 50%: $20,867 – $33,990
Median · 10 years out
$27,328
middle 50%: $22,130 – $34,693

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of Danville Community College's associate program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences earn a median $23,193 one year after graduating, rising to $27,328 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 21% below the national median of $33,604 for this field, ranking 195th of 207 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?

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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
20.9 yrs
≈ $25,667 total interest

Same major at other universities

Eastern Gateway Community College
$27,134 · 5 yrs out
North Central State College
$27,110 · 5 yrs out
Kaskaskia College
$27,104 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont Technical College
$27,049 · 5 yrs out
Zane State College
$26,890 · 5 yrs out
John A. Logan College
$26,659 · 5 yrs out
Williamsburg Technical College
$26,197 · 5 yrs out
Trinidad State College
$26,122 · 5 yrs out
Denmark Technical College
$26,032 · 5 yrs out
Washington State Community College
$25,924 · 5 yrs out
Central Carolina Technical College
$25,889 · 5 yrs out
Aiken Technical College
$25,740 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Danville Community College

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$66,514 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$66,382 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$65,534 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$61,036 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$61,036 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$60,622 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$59,253 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$59,022 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$58,858 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$57,619 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$55,335 · 5 yrs out

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