Associate-22% vs national median144 grads tracked
Business/Commerce, General at Patrick & Henry Community College
Ranked 144th of 168 associate programs in Business/Commerce, General by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,632
middle 50%: $26,742 – $46,532
Median · 5 years out
$41,115
middle 50%: $30,304 – $56,249
Median · 10 years out
$38,967
middle 50%: $28,007 – $49,533
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Business/Commerce, General (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Business/Commerce, General associate degree earners start with a $34k median first-year salary. Median earnings fall to $39k after ten years.
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
11 yrs
≈ $12,339 total interest
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$41,964 · 5 yrs out
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$41,964 · 5 yrs out
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$41,591 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Lancaster
$41,563 · 5 yrs out
Bowling Green State University
$41,501 · 5 yrs out
Mountwest Community and Technical College
$41,288 · 5 yrs out
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$41,198 · 5 yrs out
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$40,858 · 5 yrs out
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$40,342 · 5 yrs out
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$40,103 · 5 yrs out
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$40,037 · 5 yrs out
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$39,467 · 5 yrs out
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$64,849 · 5 yrs out
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$53,485 · 5 yrs out
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$47,631 · 5 yrs out
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$46,435 · 5 yrs out
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$45,979 · 5 yrs out
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$45,390 · 5 yrs out
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$44,871 · 5 yrs out
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