Program Payoff

Lawson State Community College

Birmingham, Alabama. 49 certificate and associate programs, public. 49 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 $50,856 (11) $77,080
Registered Nurses
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $40,461 (19) $45,640
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate $29,685 (16) $74,830
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate $28,598 (15) $48,370
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $20,687 (42) $51,060
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Precision Metal Working Undergraduate certificate not published $48,490
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
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
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $60,700
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's degree not published $60,700
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $67,340
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $67,340
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection Undergraduate certificate not published $43,630
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection Associate's degree not published $43,630
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's degree not published $111,790
General and Operations Managers
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Undergraduate certificate not published $41,630
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Associate's degree not published $41,630
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Business/Commerce, General Undergraduate certificate not published $111,790
General and Operations Managers
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 Undergraduate certificate not published $29,150
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
Criminal Justice and Corrections Undergraduate certificate not published $33,720
Security Guards
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's degree not published $33,720
Security Guards
Culinary Arts and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $37,110
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Culinary Arts and Related Services Associate's degree not published $37,110
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $39,080
Dental Assistants
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate's degree not published $39,080
Dental Assistants
Design and Applied Arts Undergraduate certificate not published $51,070
Graphic Designers
Design and Applied Arts Associate's degree not published $51,070
Graphic Designers
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/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $59,770
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $59,770
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $48,370
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Graphic Communications Undergraduate certificate not published $36,670
Printing Press Operators
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $61,920
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Hospitality Administration/Management Undergraduate certificate not published $100,240
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Hospitality Administration/Management Associate's degree not published $100,240
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $28,310
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Associate's degree 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
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $45,640
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Associate's degree not published
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services Undergraduate certificate not published $64,120
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Undergraduate certificate not published $34,140
Nursing Assistants
Precision Metal Working Associate's degree not published $48,490
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Social Work Associate's degree not published $46,660
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $74,830
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

"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.