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Undergrad Certificate•74 Institutions
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culinary Institute of America Hyde Park | NY | $62,294 5yr Post-Grad | $31,864 /yr | - | +$178k |
| Scottsdale Community College Scottsdale | AZ | $38,439 5yr Post-Grad | $14,380 /yr | - | -$55k |
| Indian River State College Fort Pierce | FL | $35,084 5yr Post-Grad | $5,202 /yr | - | -$82k |
| Macomb Community College Warren | MI | $34,633 5yr Post-Grad | $5,725 /yr | - | -$88k |
| Southwestern Oregon Community College Coos Bay | OR | $34,658 5yr Post-Grad | $8,815 /yr | $12,000 | -$90k |
| Mountainland Technical College Lehi | UT | $33,782 5yr Post-Grad | - /yr | - | -$92k |
| Saint Paul College Saint Paul | MN | $33,963 5yr Post-Grad | $12,040 /yr | - | -$101k |
| Lemoore College Lemoore | CA | $33,021 5yr Post-Grad | $7,961 /yr | - | -$107k |
| Estrella Mountain Community College Avondale | AZ | $33,303 5yr Post-Grad | $12,211 /yr | - | -$108k |
| Atlantic Technical College Coconut Creek | FL | $33,286 5yr Post-Grad | $13,018 /yr | - | -$109k |
| Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder Boulder | CO | $33,080 5yr Post-Grad | $12,193 /yr | $9,150 | -$110k |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia Columbia | MD | $33,904 5yr Post-Grad | $29,997 /yr | $12,096 | -$118k |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-New Britain New Britain | CT | $33,904 5yr Post-Grad | $30,180 /yr | $12,096 | -$118k |
| Arizona Culinary Institute Scottsdale | AZ | $34,396 5yr Post-Grad | $37,938 /yr | $9,500 | -$120k |
| GateWay Community College-Central City Phoenix | AZ | $29,685 2yr Post-Grad | $4,239 /yr | - | -$120k |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Shelton Shelton | CT | $33,904 5yr Post-Grad | $35,543 /yr | $12,096 | -$123k |
| GateWay Community College Phoenix | AZ | $29,685 2yr Post-Grad | $12,871 /yr | - | -$128k |
| Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown | NC | $31,549 5yr Post-Grad | $13,926 /yr | $26,250 | -$129k |
| Hinds Community College Raymond | MS | $30,240 5yr Post-Grad | $3,158 /yr | $11,213 | -$133k |
| Cerritos College Norwalk | CA | $28,236 2yr Post-Grad | $693 /yr | - | -$134k |
| Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids | IA | $30,308 5yr Post-Grad | $9,388 /yr | - | -$138k |
| CET-San Jose San Jose | CA | $30,352 5yr Post-Grad | $15,045 /yr | - | -$143k |
| Texas State Technical College Waco | TX | $29,932 5yr Post-Grad | $10,280 /yr | $9,500 | -$143k |
| Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield | MO | $29,605 5yr Post-Grad | $7,340 /yr | - | -$144k |
| YTI Career Institute-York York | PA | $30,478 5yr Post-Grad | $17,758 /yr | $7,667 | -$144k |
| Tarrant County College District Fort Worth | TX | $29,287 5yr Post-Grad | $6,073 /yr | - | -$146k |
| Culinary Institute Inc Houston | TX | $30,990 5yr Post-Grad | $26,470 /yr | $12,250 | -$146k |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa | CA | $27,439 2yr Post-Grad | $5,541 /yr | - | -$147k |
| Miller-Motte College-Tulsa Tulsa | OK | $30,273 5yr Post-Grad | $23,107 /yr | $10,699 | -$151k |
| Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga Chattanooga | TN | $30,273 5yr Post-Grad | $25,266 /yr | $10,699 | -$153k |
| Institute of Technology Clovis | CA | $30,052 5yr Post-Grad | $23,027 /yr | $9,500 | -$154k |
| Lively Technical College Tallahassee | FL | $28,289 5yr Post-Grad | $7,225 /yr | - | -$158k |
| Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin Austin | TX | $28,704 5yr Post-Grad | $20,738 /yr | $9,500 | -$166k |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin Iselin | NJ | $30,021 5yr Post-Grad | $40,179 /yr | - | -$170k |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville | NC | $26,658 5yr Post-Grad | $3,723 /yr | - | -$173k |
| Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis | IN | $26,859 5yr Post-Grad | $6,544 /yr | - | -$173k |
| Francis Tuttle Technology Center Oklahoma City | OK | $26,421 5yr Post-Grad | $4,999 /yr | - | -$177k |
| Sullivan University Louisville | KY | $28,054 5yr Post-Grad | $25,785 /yr | - | -$178k |
| Henry Ford College Dearborn | MI | $25,493 5yr Post-Grad | $576 /yr | $12,283 | -$183k |
| Kansas City Kansas Community College Kansas City | KS | $26,427 5yr Post-Grad | $15,255 /yr | - | -$186k |
| Michigan Career and Technical Institute Plainwell | MI | $25,371 5yr Post-Grad | $11,029 /yr | - | -$194k |
| Remington College-Dallas Campus Dallas | TX | $25,194 2yr Post-Grad | $27,829 /yr | $9,500 | -$194k |
| Nunez Community College Chalmette | LA | $23,649 2yr Post-Grad | $10,017 /yr | - | -$196k |
| Augusta Technical College Augusta | GA | $24,944 5yr Post-Grad | $8,509 /yr | - | -$196k |
| South Texas College McAllen | TX | $23,361 5yr Post-Grad | $1,291 /yr | - | -$207k |
| Sheridan Technical College Hollywood | FL | $23,831 5yr Post-Grad | $8,663 /yr | - | -$209k |
| Helms College Augusta | GA | $24,839 5yr Post-Grad | $21,117 /yr | $12,715 | -$209k |
| Erie Community College Buffalo | NY | $21,964 2yr Post-Grad | $6,358 /yr | - | -$212k |
| Mahoning County Career and Technical Center Canfield | OH | $22,920 2yr Post-Grad | $23,248 /yr | - | -$217k |
| Grand Rapids Community College Grand Rapids | MI | $20,140 2yr Post-Grad | $11,153 /yr | $7,705 | -$238k |
| Escuela Hotelera de San Juan Hato Rey | PR | $21,724 5yr Post-Grad | $16,135 /yr | $3,500 | -$239k |
| Daytona State College Daytona Beach | FL | $19,683 2yr Post-Grad | $7,201 /yr | - | -$240k |
| William T McFatter Technical College Davie | FL | $20,738 5yr Post-Grad | $8,919 /yr | - | -$243k |
| Baldwin Park Adult & Community Education Baldwin Park | CA | $19,045 2yr Post-Grad | $7,450 /yr | - | -$248k |
| Lorenzo Walker Technical College Naples | FL | $18,771 2yr Post-Grad | $12,241 /yr | - | -$255k |
| NUC University Bayamon | PR | $19,057 5yr Post-Grad | $5,732 /yr | $8,584 | -$259k |
| Albany Technical College Albany | GA | $18,737 5yr Post-Grad | $4,293 /yr | - | -$261k |
| Laredo College Laredo | TX | $17,437 2yr Post-Grad | $5,309 /yr | - | -$265k |
| Academia Serrant Inc Ponce | PR | $18,152 5yr Post-Grad | $7,900 /yr | - | -$271k |
| College of the Albemarle Elizabeth City | NC | $16,820 2yr Post-Grad | $4,751 /yr | - | -$272k |
| Bossier Parish Community College Bossier City | LA | $17,827 5yr Post-Grad | $9,840 /yr | - | -$276k |
| Crescent City Bartending School New Orleans | LA | $18,552 5yr Post-Grad | $19,078 /yr | $3,167 | -$277k |
| Orange Technical College-West Campus Ocoee | FL | $16,663 2yr Post-Grad | $10,256 /yr | - | -$278k |
| Orange Technical College-South Campus Orlando | FL | $16,317 5yr Post-Grad | - /yr | - | -$284k |
| Orange Technical College Orlando | FL | $16,806 5yr Post-Grad | $7,826 /yr | - | -$286k |
| Hacienda La Puente Adult Education La Puente | CA | $16,342 5yr Post-Grad | $4,211 /yr | - | -$288k |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla Aguadilla | PR | $15,915 5yr Post-Grad | $7,607 /yr | - | -$296k |
| IVAEM College Caguas | PR | $16,040 5yr Post-Grad | $9,314 /yr | - | -$296k |
| Dorsey College Madison Heights | MI | $17,060 5yr Post-Grad | $22,079 /yr | $13,000 | -$296k |
| Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education Lexington | KY | $14,277 5yr Post-Grad | $19,115 /yr | - | -$325k |
| ICPR Junior College-Arecibo Arecibo | PR | $10,132 5yr Post-Grad | $4,863 /yr | - | -$362k |
| ICPR Junior College Hato Rey | PR | $10,132 5yr Post-Grad | $5,196 /yr | - | -$362k |
| ICPR Junior College-Mayaguez Mayaguez | PR | $10,132 5yr Post-Grad | $5,426 /yr | - | -$362k |
| ICPR Junior College Manati | PR | $10,132 5yr Post-Grad | $5,907 /yr | - | -$363k |
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 with your specific estimates of cost and salary.