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Undergrad Certificate40 Institutions

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.

Annual Full Cost vs. Median Earnings

Each dot represents one program at an institution. Shows the spread of annual sticker price (or net price if sticker price is unavailable) vs earnings 4 years post-grad.

Field Median ($60,225)
P25-P75 Interval ($27,669 - $60,225)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Bellevue College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Bellevue
WA
$60,225
Nat: $39,476
4yr Post-Grad
$11,430
/yr
-
+$188k
Butte College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Oroville
CA
-
Nat: $39,476
$5,520
/yr
-
-$0
Diablo Valley College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Pleasant Hill
CA
-
Nat: $39,476
$8,312
/yr
-
-$0
Gavilan College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Gilroy
CA
-
Nat: $39,476
$6,542
/yr
-
-$0
Mendocino College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Ukiah
CA
-
Nat: $39,476
$8,330
/yr
-
-$0
Modesto Junior College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Modesto
CA
-
Nat: $39,476
$2,818
/yr
-
-$0
Palo Verde College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Blythe
CA
-
Nat: $39,476
$18,993
/yr
-
-$0
Riverside City College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Riverside
CA
-
Nat: $39,476
$8,377
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego City College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $39,476
$7,935
/yr
-
-$0
Coalinga College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Coalinga
CA
-
Nat: $39,476
$10,477
/yr
-
-$0
Connecticut State Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
New Britain
CT
-
Nat: $39,476
$11,513
/yr
-
-$0
Georgia Northwestern Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Rome
GA
-
Nat: $39,476
$5,720
/yr
-
-$0
College of DuPage
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Glen Ellyn
IL
-
Nat: $39,476
$7,401
/yr
-
-$0
Kishwaukee College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Malta
IL
-
Nat: $39,476
$4,574
/yr
-
-$0
Mattoon
IL
-
Nat: $39,476
$2,254
/yr
-
-$0
Waubonsee Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Sugar Grove
IL
-
Nat: $39,476
$11,442
/yr
-
-$0
Bristol Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Fall River
MA
-
Nat: $39,476
$5,547
/yr
-
-$0
Bunker Hill Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Boston
MA
-
Nat: $39,476
$7,818
/yr
-
-$0
Jackson College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Jackson
MI
-
Nat: $39,476
$7,761
/yr
-
-$0
Kalamazoo Valley Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Kalamazoo
MI
-
Nat: $39,476
$2,979
/yr
-
-$0
Kellogg Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Battle Creek
MI
-
Nat: $39,476
$4,858
/yr
-
-$0
Northwestern Michigan College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Traverse City
MI
-
Nat: $39,476
$6,231
/yr
-
-$0
Central Lakes College-Brainerd
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Brainerd
MN
-
Nat: $39,476
$13,869
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Louis Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Bridgeton
MO
-
Nat: $39,476
$8,440
/yr
-
-$0
Belmont College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
St Clairsville
OH
-
Nat: $39,476
$6,995
/yr
-
-$0
Kent State University at Ashtabula
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Ashtabula
OH
-
Nat: $39,476
$12,205
/yr
-
-$0
Kent State University at Tuscarawas
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
New Philadelphia
OH
-
Nat: $39,476
$12,542
/yr
-
-$0
Kent
OH
-
Nat: $39,476
$20,787
/yr
-
-$0
McLennan Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Waco
TX
-
Nat: $39,476
$5,051
/yr
-
-$0
San Antonio College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Antonio
TX
-
Nat: $39,476
$4,585
/yr
-
-$0
Temple College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Temple
TX
-
Nat: $39,476
$10,682
/yr
-
-$0
Clark College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Vancouver
WA
-
Nat: $39,476
$11,465
/yr
-
-$0
Peninsula College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Port Angeles
WA
-
Nat: $39,476
$9,246
/yr
-
-$0
Copper Mountain Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Joshua Tree
CA
-
Nat: $39,476
$9,105
/yr
-
-$0
Lemoore College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Lemoore
CA
-
Nat: $39,476
$10,832
/yr
-
-$0
American Public University System
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Charles Town
WV
-
Nat: $39,476
$9,597
/yr
-
-$0
Moreno Valley College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Moreno Valley
CA
-
Nat: $39,476
$6,483
/yr
-
-$0
Central Georgia Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Warner Robins
GA
-
Nat: $39,476
$7,052
/yr
-
-$0
More Tech Institute
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Hialeah
FL
-
Nat: $39,476
$35,398
/yr
-
-$0
New Professions Technical Institute
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Miami
FL
$27,669
Nat: $39,476
2yr Post-Grad
$50,756
/yr
-
-$187k
Analysis Notes:
  • Lifetime Value Added: Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes.
  • Avg Net Price: The average price paid by students who receive federal financial aid (grants/loans).
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.