Program Payoff

Alpena Community College

Alpena, Michigan. 70 certificate and associate programs, public. 70 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Michigan.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $52,107 (22) $57,990
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's degree $49,214 (30) $94,300
Registered Nurses
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Undergraduate certificate $5,500 $46,478 (22) $76,270
Electricians
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Associate's degree $44,933 (37) $76,270
Electricians
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Associate's degree $44,649 (27)
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's degree $31,038 (18) $37,080
Security Guards
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate's degree $27,440 (14) $39,870
Medical Assistants
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate $22,578 (11) $54,120
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $17,489 (21) $70,550
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Undergraduate certificate $8,602 not published $39,570
Nursing Assistants
Accounting and Related Services Associate's degree not published $78,820
Accountants and Auditors
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs Associate's degree not published $42,780
Agricultural Technicians
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's degree not published $76,420
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate certificate not published $39,870
Medical Assistants
Anthropology Associate's degree not published $134,260
Managers, All Other
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $57,990
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Biological and Physical Sciences Associate's degree not published $66,030
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Biology, General Associate's degree not published $66,030
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's degree not published $99,530
General and Operations Managers
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Undergraduate certificate not published $44,820
Office Clerks, General
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Associate's degree not published $44,820
Office Clerks, General
Chemistry Associate's degree not published $66,030
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology Associate's degree not published $69,520
Human Resources Specialists
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Associate's degree not published $48,520
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
Computer and Information Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $125,570
Software Developers
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Undergraduate certificate not published $100,970
Project Management Specialists
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Associate's degree not published $100,970
Project Management Specialists
Construction Trades, General Undergraduate certificate not published $78,180
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Construction Trades, Other Undergraduate certificate not published
Criminal Justice and Corrections Undergraduate certificate not published $37,080
Security Guards
Design and Applied Arts Associate's degree not published $57,350
Graphic Designers
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $58,330
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $58,330
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Economics Associate's degree not published $66,030
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $102,160
Commercial and Industrial Designers
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $102,160
Commercial and Industrial Designers
Engineering, General Associate's degree not published $166,930
Architectural and Engineering Managers
English Language and Literature, General Associate's degree not published $66,030
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $99,530
General and Operations Managers
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Associate's degree not published $99,530
General and Operations Managers
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations Associate's degree not published $72,980
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Geography and Cartography Associate's degree not published $134,260
Managers, All Other
Graphic Communications Undergraduate certificate not published $45,280
Printing Press Operators
Graphic Communications Associate's degree not published $45,280
Printing Press Operators
Health and Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate certificate not published $64,720
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate's degree not published $64,720
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
History Associate's degree not published $66,030
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Associate's degree not published $30,970
Childcare Workers
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $49,990
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $49,990
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Information Science/Studies Associate's degree not published $125,570
Software Developers
Journalism Associate's degree not published $63,090
Editors
Marine Transportation Associate's degree not published $53,590
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
Marketing Associate's degree not published $66,780
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Mathematics Associate's degree not published $66,030
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Associate's degree not published $77,390
Compliance Officers
Non-Professional Legal Studies Associate's degree not published $62,170
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Physical Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $66,030
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Physics Associate's degree not published $66,030
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Political Science and Government Associate's degree not published $66,030
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Precision Metal Working Undergraduate certificate not published $46,120
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Precision Metal Working Associate's degree not published $46,120
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Psychology, General Associate's degree not published $134,260
Managers, All Other
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions Associate's degree not published $100,900
Physical Therapists
Social Work Associate's degree not published $59,270
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Sociology Associate's degree not published $134,260
Managers, All Other
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Associate's degree not published $65,110
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Associate's degree not published $65,110
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $54,120
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Visual and Performing Arts, General Associate's degree not published $57,350
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.