Program Payoff

Cuyamaca College

El Cajon, California. 72 certificate and associate programs, public. 72 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in California.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $25,194 (18) $100,690
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Associate's degree $13,702 (11) $51,090
Social and Human Service Assistants
Accounting and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $97,050
Accountants and Auditors
Accounting and Related Services Associate's degree not published $97,050
Accountants and Auditors
American Sign Language Undergraduate certificate not published $101,370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
American Sign Language Associate's degree not published $101,370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Anthropology Associate's degree not published $174,560
Managers, All Other
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services Undergraduate certificate not published $54,870
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services Associate's degree not published $54,870
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Biological and Physical Sciences Associate's degree not published $101,370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Biology, General Associate's degree not published $101,370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Business Administration, Management and Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $124,390
General and Operations Managers
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's degree not published $124,390
General and Operations Managers
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Undergraduate certificate not published $48,460
Office Clerks, General
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Associate's degree not published $48,460
Office Clerks, General
Business/Commerce, General Undergraduate certificate not published $124,390
General and Operations Managers
Business/Commerce, General Associate's degree not published $124,390
General and Operations Managers
Chemistry Associate's degree not published $101,370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Communication and Media Studies Associate's degree not published $85,030
Public Relations Specialists
Computer Science Associate's degree not published $174,410
Software Developers
Computer Software and Media Applications Undergraduate certificate not published $174,410
Software Developers
Computer Software and Media Applications Associate's degree not published $174,410
Software Developers
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Undergraduate certificate not published $174,410
Software Developers
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Associate's degree not published $174,410
Software Developers
Design and Applied Arts Undergraduate certificate not published $100,690
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Design and Applied Arts Associate's degree not published $100,690
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $76,520
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $76,520
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Economics Associate's degree not published $94,700
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $86,090
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Engineering, General Undergraduate certificate not published $210,280
Architectural and Engineering Managers
Engineering, General Associate's degree not published $210,280
Architectural and Engineering Managers
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $80,480
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $80,480
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
English Language and Literature, General Undergraduate certificate not published $101,370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
English Language and Literature, General Associate's degree not published $101,370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $124,390
General and Operations Managers
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Associate's degree not published $124,390
General and Operations Managers
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $72,560
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $72,560
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Undergraduate certificate not published $70,770
Interpreters and Translators
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Associate's degree not published $70,770
Interpreters and Translators
Fine and Studio Arts Associate's degree not published $101,370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Food Science and Technology Undergraduate certificate not published $52,910
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $63,610
Health Education Specialists
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Associate's degree not published
History Associate's degree not published $174,560
Managers, All Other
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $51,090
Social and Human Service Assistants
Human Services, General Associate's degree not published $51,090
Social and Human Service Assistants
Legal Support Services Associate's degree not published $77,390
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Undergraduate certificate not published $100,690
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Mathematics Undergraduate certificate not published $101,370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Mathematics Associate's degree not published $101,370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Undergraduate certificate not published $101,370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Associate's degree not published $101,370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Music Associate's degree not published $101,370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Philosophy Associate's degree not published $210,230
Natural Sciences Managers
Physics Associate's degree not published $101,370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Political Science and Government Associate's degree not published $174,560
Managers, All Other
Psychology, General Associate's degree not published $174,560
Managers, All Other
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $54,300
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $54,300
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Real Estate Undergraduate certificate not published $77,030
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers
Real Estate Associate's degree not published $77,030
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Undergraduate certificate not published $101,370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Associate's degree not published $101,370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Sociology Associate's degree not published $174,560
Managers, All Other
Special Education and Teaching Associate's degree not published $101,060
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Associate's degree not published $57,990
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $64,980
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $64,980
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Visual and Performing Arts, General Associate's degree not published $75,130
Graphic Designers

"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.