Associate-1% vs national median291 grads tracked
Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services at Tidewater Community College
Ranked 57th of 121 associate programs in Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,600
middle 50%: $24,097 – $49,171
Median · 5 years out
$40,642
middle 50%: $27,914 – $56,676
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Culinary and Personal Services graduates from Tidewater Community College earn $34k in their first year. The median salary reaches $41k after five 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
10.9 yrs
≈ $12,345 total interest
Same major at other universities
Odessa College
$41,424 · 5 yrs out
Saint Louis Community College
$41,345 · 5 yrs out
Mitchell Technical College
$41,244 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at Cobleskill
$41,162 · 5 yrs out
Indian Hills Community College
$40,834 · 5 yrs out
Kingsborough Community College/CUNY
$40,793 · 5 yrs out
Schenectady County Community College
$40,528 · 5 yrs out
Lane Community College
$40,460 · 5 yrs out
Saint Philip's College
$40,404 · 5 yrs out
Kirkwood Community College
$40,385 · 5 yrs out
Sinclair Community College
$40,180 · 5 yrs out
Mohawk Valley Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$40,052 · 5 yrs out
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$81,090 · 5 yrs out
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$72,218 · 5 yrs out
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$69,841 · 5 yrs out
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$68,695 · 5 yrs out