Program Payoff

Gadsden State Community College

Gadsden, Alabama. 41 certificate and associate programs, public. 41 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Alabama.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's degree $51,844 (117) $77,080
Registered Nurses
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $46,087 (30) $61,920
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $44,170 (17) $74,500
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's degree $38,649 (25) $60,700
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Precision Metal Working Undergraduate certificate $35,952 (30) $48,490
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Associate's degree $33,993 (23) $92,310
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $32,925 (11) $52,750
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate $32,174 (23) $74,830
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Undergraduate certificate $27,126 (32) $34,140
Nursing Assistants
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Associate's degree $24,421 (11) $28,310
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Undergraduate certificate $21,964 (19) $29,150
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $20,596 (49) $51,060
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Associate's degree $19,891 (34) $41,630
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $60,700
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Accounting and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $74,880
Accountants and Auditors
Accounting and Related Services Associate's degree not published $74,880
Accountants and Auditors
Agricultural Production Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $36,620
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Undergraduate certificate not published $41,630
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Carpenters Undergraduate certificate not published $64,120
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $52,750
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Computer and Information Sciences, General Undergraduate certificate not published $122,540
Software Developers
Computer and Information Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $122,540
Software Developers
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Associate's degree not published $29,150
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $57,100
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $57,100
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $74,500
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $48,370
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $48,370
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations Associate's degree not published $44,860
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Health and Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate certificate not published $60,360
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate's degree not published $60,360
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $61,920
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $28,310
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $48,490
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $48,490
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Legal Support Services Undergraduate certificate not published $47,260
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Legal Support Services Associate's degree not published $47,260
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Mason/Masonry Undergraduate certificate not published $64,120
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Associate's degree not published $46,660
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Precision Metal Working Associate's degree not published $48,490
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services Undergraduate certificate not published $92,310
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.