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Associate+42% vs national median35 grads tracked

General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations at BridgeValley Community and Technical College

Ranked 3rd of 57 associate programs in General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$30,731
middle 50%: $20,121 – $53,578
Median · 5 years out
$65,986
middle 50%: $39,793 – $96,791
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of BridgeValley Community and Technical College's associate program in General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations earn a median $30,731 one year after graduating, rising to $65,986 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 42% above the national median of $46,327 for this field, ranking 3rd of 57 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?

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
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,842 total interest

Same major at other universities

William Rainey Harper College
$72,156 · 5 yrs out
Naugatuck Valley Community College
$67,254 · 5 yrs out
Norwalk Community College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Middlesex Community College
$59,105 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Westchester Community College
$58,698 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State College Southeast
$54,993 · 5 yrs out
Edison State Community College
$54,857 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at BridgeValley Community and Technical College

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$101,251 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$88,123 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$70,982 · 5 yrs out
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$66,153 · 5 yrs out
Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$65,194 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$64,834 · 5 yrs out
Science, Technology and Society (Associate)
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Associate)
$52,165 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$52,031 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Certificate)
$51,789 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Certificate)
$49,073 · 5 yrs out

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