Program Payoff

Wilkes Community College

Wilkesboro, North Carolina. 42 certificate and associate programs, public. 42 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 $52,107 (24) $84,350
Registered Nurses
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's degree $38,721 (26) $74,450
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $34,526 (27) $48,200
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Criminal Justice and Corrections Undergraduate certificate $34,348 (16) $35,010
Security Guards
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's degree $30,771 (17) $35,010
Security Guards
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General Associate's degree $28,753 (18) $58,700
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's degree $26,933 (24) $101,950
General and Operations Managers
Culinary Arts and Related Services Associate's degree $24,421 (12) $35,400
Cooks, Restaurant
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate's degree $23,824 (47) $45,140
Medical Assistants
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Associate's degree $23,456 (21) $59,610
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $19,929 (48) $74,240
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Design and Applied Arts Associate's degree $18,087 (13) $58,450
Graphic Designers
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Associate's degree not published $54,930
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
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
Agricultural Business and Management Undergraduate certificate not published $70,990
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Agricultural Business and Management Associate's degree not published $70,990
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Agricultural Mechanization Associate's degree not published $62,390
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Agricultural Production Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $64,280
Farm and Home Management Educators
Agricultural Production Operations Associate's degree not published $64,280
Farm and Home Management Educators
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate certificate not published $45,140
Medical Assistants
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services Undergraduate certificate not published $47,760
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services Associate's degree not published $47,760
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $58,700
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $58,700
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection Undergraduate certificate not published $47,910
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection Associate's degree not published $47,910
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Business Administration, Management and Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $101,950
General and Operations Managers
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
Culinary Arts and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $35,400
Cooks, Restaurant
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $50,380
Dental Assistants
Design and Applied Arts Undergraduate certificate not published $58,450
Graphic Designers
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General Undergraduate certificate not published $58,700
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Engineering, General Associate's degree not published $167,840
Architectural and Engineering Managers
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Associate's degree not published
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $62,430
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $35,710
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $59,610
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Precision Metal Working Undergraduate certificate not published $50,590
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Undergraduate certificate 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

"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.