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Undergrad Certificate50 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 ($50,824)
P25-P75 Interval ($33,938 - $50,824)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Dallas College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Dallas
TX
$50,824
Nat: $46,061
4yr Post-Grad
$3,214
/yr
$9,815
+$98k
J F Ingram State Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Deatsville
AL
-
Nat: $46,061
-
/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: $46,061
$8,312
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles Trade Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $46,061
$12,323
/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: $46,061
$10,477
/yr
-
-$0
Albany Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Albany
GA
-
Nat: $46,061
$4,524
/yr
-
-$0
Atlanta Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Atlanta
GA
-
Nat: $46,061
$-914
/yr
-
-$0
Augusta Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Augusta
GA
-
Nat: $46,061
$10,485
/yr
-
-$0
West Georgia Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Waco
GA
-
Nat: $46,061
$2,457
/yr
-
-$0
Columbus Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Columbus
GA
-
Nat: $46,061
$4,001
/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: $46,061
$5,720
/yr
-
-$0
Southern Crescent Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Griffin
GA
-
Nat: $46,061
$5,661
/yr
-
-$0
Gwinnett Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Lawrenceville
GA
-
Nat: $46,061
$6,696
/yr
-
-$0
Savannah Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Savannah
GA
-
Nat: $46,061
$6,114
/yr
-
-$0
Americus
GA
-
Nat: $46,061
$1,164
/yr
-
-$0
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Valdosta
GA
-
Nat: $46,061
$614
/yr
-
-$0
Indianapolis
IN
-
Nat: $46,061
$16,045
/yr
-
-$0
Bluegrass Community and Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Lexington
KY
-
Nat: $46,061
$6,113
/yr
-
-$0
St Clair County Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Port Huron
MI
-
Nat: $46,061
$5,571
/yr
-
-$0
Nashua Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Nashua
NH
-
Nat: $46,061
$23,154
/yr
-
-$0
County College of Morris
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Randolph
NJ
-
Nat: $46,061
$8,895
/yr
-
-$0
University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Gallup
NM
-
Nat: $46,061
$4,868
/yr
-
-$0
Albuquerque
NM
-
Nat: $46,061
$15,489
/yr
-
-$0
CUNY Queensborough Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Bayside
NY
-
Nat: $46,061
$4,458
/yr
-
-$0
Farmingdale
NY
-
Nat: $46,061
$10,867
/yr
-
-$0
Northwest State Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Archbold
OH
-
Nat: $46,061
$13,555
/yr
-
-$0
Stark State College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
North Canton
OH
-
Nat: $46,061
$5,986
/yr
-
-$0
University Park
PA
-
Nat: $46,061
$32,875
/yr
-
-$0
Community College of Philadelphia
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $46,061
$11,911
/yr
-
-$0
Technical College of the Lowcountry
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Beaufort
SC
-
Nat: $46,061
$14,724
/yr
-
-$0
Florence-Darlington Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Florence
SC
-
Nat: $46,061
$2,004
/yr
-
-$0
Greenville Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Greenville
SC
-
Nat: $46,061
$11,713
/yr
-
-$0
Midlands Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
West Columbia
SC
-
Nat: $46,061
$4,647
/yr
-
-$0
Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Orangeburg
SC
-
Nat: $46,061
$6,186
/yr
-
-$0
Piedmont Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Greenwood
SC
-
Nat: $46,061
$11,366
/yr
-
-$0
Trident Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Charleston
SC
-
Nat: $46,061
$1,406
/yr
-
-$0
York Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Rock Hill
SC
-
Nat: $46,061
$5,931
/yr
-
-$0
Central Texas College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Killeen
TX
-
Nat: $46,061
$10,265
/yr
-
-$0
Lee College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Baytown
TX
-
Nat: $46,061
$6,879
/yr
-
-$0
Navarro College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Corsicana
TX
-
Nat: $46,061
$14,820
/yr
-
-$0
Tacoma Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Tacoma
WA
-
Nat: $46,061
$8,376
/yr
-
-$0
Georgia Piedmont Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Clarkston
GA
-
Nat: $46,061
$13,761
/yr
-
-$0
Athens Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Athens
GA
-
Nat: $46,061
$6,949
/yr
-
-$0
Ogeechee Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Statesboro
GA
-
Nat: $46,061
$6,542
/yr
-
-$0
Oconee Fall Line Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Sandersville
GA
-
Nat: $46,061
$12,844
/yr
-
-$0
Carver Career Center
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Charleston
WV
-
Nat: $46,061
$6,941
/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: $46,061
$10,832
/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: $46,061
$7,052
/yr
-
-$0
Coastal Pines Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Waycross
GA
-
Nat: $46,061
$-126
/yr
-
-$0
Rio Salado College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Tempe
AZ
$33,938
Nat: $46,061
2yr Post-Grad
$8,341
/yr
-
-$75k
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.