Certificate (1-2 years)-30% vs national median498 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Mountain Empire Community College
Ranked 359th of 370 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$31,214
middle 50%: $24,480 – $39,292
Median · 5 years out
$36,472
middle 50%: $28,693 – $48,989
Median · 10 years out
$43,661
middle 50%: $32,905 – $55,350
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Health Professions and Related Programs (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Students completing this certificate in Health Professions see a median first-year salary of $31k. Pay increases to $36k after five years and $44k 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
11.5 yrs
≈ $13,618 total interest
Same major at other universities
Louisiana State University at Alexandria
$37,216 · 5 yrs out
Bossier Parish Community College
$37,085 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Oregon Community College
$37,041 · 5 yrs out
Herkimer County Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$36,931 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota North College
$36,903 · 5 yrs out
Southern University at Shreveport - Bossier City
$36,674 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University Bozeman
$36,215 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Fort Wayne
$36,070 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Illinois College
$35,626 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Maine Community College
$35,281 · 5 yrs out
Edison State Community College
$35,151 · 5 yrs out
Washington County Community College
$35,115 · 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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