Program Payoff

Tri-County Community College

Murphy, North Carolina. 43 certificate and associate programs, public. 43 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in North Carolina.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's degree $47,846 (24) $84,350
Registered Nurses
Precision Metal Working Undergraduate certificate $21,964 (11) $50,590
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate's degree $21,508 (12) $45,140
Medical Assistants
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Associate's degree $21,052 (12) $59,610
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $16,580 (29) $74,240
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Accounting and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $82,050
Accountants and Auditors
Accounting and Related Services Associate's degree not published $82,050
Accountants and Auditors
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $74,450
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's degree not published $74,450
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate certificate not published $45,140
Medical Assistants
Business Administration, Management and Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $101,950
General and Operations Managers
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's degree not published $101,950
General and Operations Managers
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Undergraduate certificate not published $40,240
Customer Service Representatives
Computer and Information Sciences, General Undergraduate certificate not published $134,710
Software Developers
Computer and Information Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $134,710
Software Developers
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Undergraduate certificate not published $38,410
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Associate's degree not published $38,410
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
Criminal Justice and Corrections Undergraduate certificate not published $35,010
Security Guards
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's degree not published $35,010
Security Guards
Culinary Arts and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $35,400
Cooks, Restaurant
Culinary Arts and Related Services Associate's degree not published $35,400
Cooks, Restaurant
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Undergraduate certificate not published $75,270
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Associate's degree not published $75,270
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $76,040
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $76,040
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $59,190
Medical Equipment Repairers
Engineering, General Associate's degree not published $167,840
Architectural and Engineering Managers
Health and Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate certificate not published $44,190
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate's degree not published $44,190
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Associate's degree not published
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Undergraduate certificate not published $57,260
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Associate's degree not published $57,260
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Information Science/Studies Associate's degree not published $134,710
Software Developers
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $59,610
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Precision Metal Working Associate's degree not published $50,590
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $103,220
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions Associate's degree not published $103,220
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services Undergraduate certificate not published $103,220
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services Associate's degree not published $103,220
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Undergraduate certificate not published $54,930
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Associate's degree not published $54,930
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $48,200
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $48,200
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.