Program Payoff

Palo Verde College

Blythe, California. 39 certificate and associate programs, public. 39 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in California.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Agricultural Business and Management Undergraduate certificate not published $77,590
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
American Sign Language Undergraduate certificate not published $101,370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Biological and Physical Sciences Associate's degree not published $101,370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection Undergraduate certificate not published $57,000
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection Associate's degree not published $57,000
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
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/Commerce, General Undergraduate certificate not published $124,390
General and Operations Managers
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $60,390
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other Undergraduate certificate not published $98,030
Editors
Computer Software and Media Applications Undergraduate certificate not published $174,410
Software Developers
Computer and Information Sciences, General Undergraduate certificate not published $174,410
Software Developers
Computer and Information Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $174,410
Software Developers
Criminal Justice and Corrections Undergraduate certificate not published $43,240
Security Guards
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's degree not published $43,240
Security Guards
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications Undergraduate certificate not published $47,010
Data Entry Keyers
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 Associate's degree not published $72,560
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services Undergraduate certificate not published $94,700
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Fire Protection Undergraduate certificate not published $174,560
Managers, All Other
Graphic Communications Undergraduate certificate not published $47,010
Data Entry Keyers
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 Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Associate's degree not published $51,090
Social and Human Service Assistants
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree not published $100,690
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $65,200
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Associate's degree not published
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Undergraduate certificate not published $47,630
Nursing Assistants
Precision Metal Working Undergraduate certificate not published $58,060
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Precision Metal Working Associate's degree not published $58,060
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Psychology, General Associate's degree not published $174,560
Managers, All Other
Sociology Associate's degree not published $174,560
Managers, All Other
Special Education and Teaching Undergraduate certificate not published $101,060
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
Special Education and Teaching Associate's degree not published $101,060
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Associate's degree not published $99,650
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
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

"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.