Program Payoff

Shelton State Community College

Tuscaloosa, Alabama. 36 certificate and associate programs, public. 36 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Alabama.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $55,964 (25) $59,770
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's degree $53,358 (63) $77,080
Registered Nurses
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate $46,321 (30) $74,830
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's degree $38,289 (24) $60,700
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Undergraduate certificate $37,699 (32) $34,140
Nursing Assistants
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $26,534 (34) $51,060
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Associate's degree $24,267 (34) $41,630
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Culinary Arts and Related Services Associate's degree $21,508 (12) $37,110
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Business/Commerce, General Associate's degree $17,717 (14) $111,790
General and Operations Managers
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Undergraduate certificate $17,060 (15) $29,150
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Associate's degree not published $64,120
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Business Administration, Management and Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $111,790
General and Operations Managers
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/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 Associate's degree not published $29,150
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
Culinary Arts and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $37,110
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
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 and Power Transmission Installers Undergraduate certificate not published $64,120
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $59,770
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
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
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
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Associate's degree not published $28,310
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
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
Precision Metal Working Undergraduate certificate not published $48,490
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Precision Metal Working Associate's degree not published $48,490
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Undergraduate certificate not published $39,180
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors
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.