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Certificate (1-2 years)-28% vs national median197 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Mountain Empire Community College

Ranked 220th of 227 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$26,250
middle 50%: $20,490 – $33,467
Median · 5 years out
$30,795
middle 50%: $24,847 – $38,160
Median · 10 years out
$33,372
middle 50%: $26,007 – $47,529

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 Mountain Empire Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $26,250 one year after graduating, rising to $33,372 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 28% below the national median of $42,912 for this field, ranking 220th 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
15.4 yrs
≈ $18,536 total interest

Same major at other universities

Piedmont Technical College
$31,655 · 5 yrs out
Wytheville Community College
$31,464 · 5 yrs out
Danville Area Community College
$31,371 · 5 yrs out
Southwest Virginia Community College
$31,275 · 5 yrs out
Technical College of the Lowcountry - Beaufort Campus
$31,171 · 5 yrs out
Central Louisiana Technical Community College
$31,024 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College
$30,690 · 5 yrs out
South Louisiana Community College
$30,688 · 5 yrs out
South Central Louisiana Technical College
$30,070 · 5 yrs out
Otero College
$30,037 · 5 yrs out
College of Coastal Georgia
$29,752 · 5 yrs out
John A. Logan College
$29,487 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Mountain Empire Community College

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$63,309 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$59,216 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources and Conservation (Associate)
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Associate)
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$57,562 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$57,562 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$51,418 · 5 yrs out
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$50,129 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$48,694 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$47,682 · 5 yrs out

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