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Certificate (1-2 years)-16% vs national median128 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Laurel Ridge Community College

Ranked 177th of 227 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$31,905
middle 50%: $24,092 – $40,883
Median · 5 years out
$36,215
middle 50%: $26,630 – $45,655
Median · 10 years out
$39,842
middle 50%: $29,214 – $52,165

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Laurel Ridge Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $31,905 one year after graduating, rising to $39,842 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 16% below the national median of $42,912 for this field, ranking 177th of 227 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
11.9 yrs
≈ $13,864 total interest

Same major at other universities

Stark State College
$36,505 · 5 yrs out
L. E. Fletcher Technical Community College
$36,491 · 5 yrs out
Helena College University of Montana
$36,491 · 5 yrs out
Gateway Community College
$36,444 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Highlands Community College
$36,368 · 5 yrs out
Central Virginia Community College
$36,275 · 5 yrs out
Lake Land College
$36,161 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana Delta Community College
$36,073 · 5 yrs out
North Iowa Area Community College
$35,940 · 5 yrs out
Danville Community College
$35,940 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota West Community and Technical College
$35,823 · 5 yrs out
Southside Virginia Community College
$35,207 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Laurel Ridge Community College

Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$72,915 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$72,858 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$67,254 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$65,353 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$65,153 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other (Associate)
$65,081 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Associate)
$64,682 · 5 yrs out
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General (Associate)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$61,167 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$61,167 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$59,105 · 5 yrs out

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