Certificate (under 1 year)-8% vs national median1,636 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Mountain Empire Community College
Ranked 189th of 303 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$29,448
middle 50%: $22,016 – $42,709
Median · 5 years out
$40,888
middle 50%: $28,216 – $59,725
Median · 10 years out
$45,539
middle 50%: $31,979 – $67,880
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Health Professions and Related Programs (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Mountain Empire Community College graduates in Health Professions earn a median of $29,448 in their first year. Salaries grow to $40,888 by year five and $45,539 by year ten.
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
10.8 yrs
≈ $12,842 total interest
Same major at other universities
Riverland Community College
$41,326 · 5 yrs out
Linn-Benton Community College
$41,202 · 5 yrs out
Springfield Technical Community College
$41,070 · 5 yrs out
Middlesex Community College
$41,019 · 5 yrs out
Emily Griffith Technical College
$41,011 · 5 yrs out
Central Carolina Technical College
$40,891 · 5 yrs out
Dakota County Technical College
$40,793 · 5 yrs out
Clatsop Community College
$40,660 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Technical College - Bemidji
$40,632 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 10
$40,517 · 5 yrs out
Pueblo Community College
$40,514 · 5 yrs out
Aiken Technical College
$40,488 · 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
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
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$48,694 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$47,682 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$47,460 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$47,392 · 5 yrs out
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