Certificate (under 1 year)+1% vs national median673 grads tracked
Transportation and Materials Moving at Tidewater Community College
Ranked 31st of 49 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Transportation and Materials Moving by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$40,954
middle 50%: $30,048 – $55,289
Median · 5 years out
$51,134
middle 50%: $37,280 – $68,455
Median · 10 years out
$49,855
middle 50%: $36,412 – $66,619
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Transportation and Materials Moving (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Transportation and Materials Moving certificate holders at Tidewater earn $41k in year one. Median earnings reach $51k 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?
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
8.3 yrs
≈ $9,160 total interest
Same major at other universities
Riverland Community College
$52,241 · 5 yrs out
Lincoln Land Community College
$52,069 · 5 yrs out
Indian Hills Community College
$51,994 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$51,298 · 5 yrs out
Vincennes University
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Northland Community and Technical College
$50,919 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College
$50,800 · 5 yrs out
Kaskaskia College
$50,767 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Olive-Harvey College
$50,345 · 5 yrs out
Northwest State Community College
$50,311 · 5 yrs out
Southwest Technical College
$50,257 · 5 yrs out
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$81,090 · 5 yrs out
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$81,090 · 5 yrs out
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$80,325 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$78,072 · 5 yrs out
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$76,554 · 5 yrs out
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$74,996 · 5 yrs out
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$74,643 · 5 yrs out
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$74,643 · 5 yrs out
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$72,218 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,841 · 5 yrs out
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$69,536 · 5 yrs out