Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection: is this undergraduate certificate or diploma worth it?
National picture across 37 reporting college programs.
Personal baseline needed
$39,229 in median year-4 earnings
A credible return for this credential must start with what the student would otherwise earn. The federal data does not provide that personal baseline.
$39,229Median year-4 earnings
$16,868Average institution net-price context
$7,521Median federal debt
Observed national outcomes
$39,229Median reported earnings · year 4
$32,951Average reported earnings · year 5
$7,521Median federal debt
27thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential
37Reporting programs
28With year-4 earnings
The same field can produce a different equation.
Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.
CURRENT VIEW
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Year-4 earnings
- $39,229
- Federal debt
- $7,521
- Reporting programs
- 37
Associate's Degree
- Year-4 earnings
- $60,948
- Federal debt
- $11,433
- Reporting programs
- 13
Bachelor's Degree
- Year-4 earnings
- $88,899
- Federal debt
- $24,350
- Reporting programs
- 5
Where the middle half of programs lands
Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.
Median
25th percentile$39,162National median$39,22975th percentile$47,930
28 programs report year‑4 earnings.See the spread, not just the national number.
1North Hennepin Community College$71,8122Wake Technical Community College$68,9393Interactive College of Technology-Chamblee$62,8704Pitt Community College$62,0255ETI Technical College of Niles$59,9496Texas Southmost College$52,8327Orleans Technical College$48,0288Cabrillo College$47,9309Tidewater Tech-Trades$42,87110Grand Rapids Community College$39,288Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking
Related occupations
Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersSOC 47-1011 · 11 crosswalk linksFacilities ManagersSOC 11-3013 · 2 crosswalk linksCarpet InstallersSOC 47-2041 · 1 crosswalk linksCement Masons and Concrete FinishersSOC 47-2051 · 1 crosswalk linksCivil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansSOC 17-3022 · 1 crosswalk linksConstruction and Building InspectorsSOC 47-4011 · 1 crosswalk linksDrywall and Ceiling Tile InstallersSOC 47-2081 · 1 crosswalk linksFirst-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial WorkersSOC 37-1011 · 1 crosswalk linksFloor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard TilesSOC 47-2042 · 1 crosswalk linksFloor Sanders and FinishersSOC 47-2043 · 1 crosswalk linksGlaziersSOC 47-2121 · 1 crosswalk linksInsulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and WallSOC 47-2131 · 1 crosswalk links
Same degree, different outcomes
Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. Automated ROI is withheld when an exact program price or personal earnings baseline is required.
| # | College | Location | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | ROI status | Cost context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Hennepin Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Brooklyn Park, MN | $71,812 | Not available | Baseline needed | $12,186 |
| 2 | Wake Technical Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Raleigh, NC | $68,939 | $12,000 | Baseline needed | $8,759 |
| 3 | Interactive College of Technology-ChambleeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Chamblee, GA | $62,870 | Not available | Baseline needed | $15,506 |
| 4 | Pitt Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Winterville, NC | $62,025 | Not available | Baseline needed | $7,337 |
| 5 | ETI Technical College of NilesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Niles, OH | $59,949 | Not available | Baseline needed | $13,665 |
| 6 | Texas Southmost CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Brownsville, TX | $52,832 | Not available | Baseline needed | $3,085 |
| 7 | Orleans Technical CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Philadelphia, PA | $48,028 | $7,521 | Baseline needed | $20,113 |
| 8 | Cabrillo CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Aptos, CA | $47,930 | Not available | Baseline needed | $15,843 |
| 9 | Tidewater Tech-TradesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Norfolk, VA | $42,871 | $9,500 | Baseline needed | $26,366 |
| 10 | Grand Rapids Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Grand Rapids, MI | $39,288 | $6,460 | Baseline needed | $8,621 |
| 11 | CET-San DiegoUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | San Diego, CA | $39,229 | $6,425 | Baseline needed | $22,035 |
| 12 | CET-San JoseUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | San Jose, CA | $39,229 | $6,425 | Baseline needed | $16,101 |
| 13 | CET-El CentroUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | El Centro, CA | $39,229 | $6,425 | Baseline needed | $11,405 |
| 14 | CET-ColtonUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Colton, CA | $39,229 | $6,425 | Baseline needed | $14,634 |
| 15 | CET-WatsonvilleUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Watsonville, CA | $39,229 | $6,425 | Baseline needed | $5,198 |
| 16 | CET-CoachellaUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Coachella, CA | $39,229 | $6,425 | Baseline needed | $16,105 |
| 17 | CET-OxnardUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Oxnard, CA | $39,229 | $6,425 | Baseline needed | $11,992 |
| 18 | CET-Santa MariaUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Santa Maria, CA | $39,229 | $6,425 | Baseline needed | $5,446 |
| 19 | CET-SoledadUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Soledad, CA | $39,229 | $6,425 | Baseline needed | $11,260 |
| 20 | Tennessee College of Applied Technology-PulaskiUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Pulaski, TN | $39,162 | Not available | Baseline needed | $15,269 |
| 21 | Michigan Career and Technical InstituteUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Plainwell, MI | $33,959 | Not available | Baseline needed | Not available |
| 22 | Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper CumberlandUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Crossville, TN | $31,765 | Not available | Baseline needed | $10,865 |
| 23 | Hohokus School of Trade and Technical SciencesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Paterson, NJ | $31,399 | Not available | Baseline needed | $22,148 |
| 24 | South Florida Institute of TechnologyUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Miami, FL | $30,476 | Not available | Baseline needed | $31,695 |
| 25 | New Castle School of TradesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | New Castle, PA | $25,187 | Not available | Baseline needed | $8,361 |
| 26 | NUC UniversityUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Bayamon, PR | $22,663 | Not available | Baseline needed | $8,920 |
| 27 | Remington College-Lafayette CampusUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Lafayette, LA | Not available | $9,500 | Baseline needed | $29,592 |
| 28 | Remington College-Dallas CampusUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Dallas, TX | Not available | $9,500 | Baseline needed | $29,805 |
| 29 | Remington College-Cleveland CampusUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Cleveland, OH | Not available | $9,500 | Baseline needed | $23,687 |
| 30 | Remington College-Fort Worth CampusUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | North Richland Hills, TX | Not available | $9,500 | Baseline needed | $25,913 |
| 31 | Remington College-Memphis CampusUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Memphis, TN | Not available | $9,500 | Baseline needed | $26,572 |
| 32 | Motoring Technical Training InstituteUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Seekonk, MA | Not available | $9,239 | Baseline needed | $20,255 |
| 33 | Remington College-Nashville CampusUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Nashville, TN | Not available | $9,500 | Baseline needed | $29,098 |
| 34 | Employment Solutions-College for Technical EducationUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Lexington, KY | Not available | $11,510 | Baseline needed | $22,871 |
| 35 | Philadelphia Technician TrainingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Philadelphia, PA | Not available | $9,500 | Baseline needed | $22,813 |
| 36 | Trumbull Career & Technical CenterUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | , | $41,729 | Not available | Baseline needed | Not available |
| 37 | CET-AlexandriaUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | , | $39,229 | $6,425 | Baseline needed | Not available |
This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.