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Certificate (1-2 years)-15% vs national median93 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Virginia Highlands Community College

Ranked 175th of 227 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$27,814
middle 50%: $21,746 – $36,522
Median · 5 years out
$36,368
middle 50%: $27,237 – $49,703
Median · 10 years out
$45,751
middle 50%: $31,485 – $73,728

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Virginia Highlands Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $27,814 one year after graduating, rising to $45,751 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 15% below the national median of $42,912 for this field, ranking 175th of 227 reporting programs.

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
11.6 yrs
≈ $14,236 total interest

Same major at other universities

Northeast Iowa Community College
$36,646 · 5 yrs out
Linn-Benton Community College
$36,591 · 5 yrs out
Stark State College
$36,505 · 5 yrs out
L. E. Fletcher Technical Community College
$36,491 · 5 yrs out
Helena College University of Montana
$36,491 · 5 yrs out
Gateway Community College
$36,444 · 5 yrs out
Central Virginia Community College
$36,275 · 5 yrs out
Laurel Ridge Community College
$36,215 · 5 yrs out
Lake Land College
$36,161 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana Delta Community College
$36,073 · 5 yrs out
North Iowa Area Community College
$35,940 · 5 yrs out
Danville Community College
$35,940 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Virginia Highlands Community College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$64,417 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$59,273 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$56,620 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$56,620 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$55,504 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$54,615 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$53,892 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$51,627 · 5 yrs out
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (Associate)
$51,627 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$50,881 · 5 yrs out

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