Program Payoff

Clark College

Vancouver, Washington. 60 certificate and associate programs, public. 60 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Washington.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's degree $9,823 $63,898 (84) $124,200
Registered Nurses
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate's degree $60,839 (16) $58,090
Dental Assistants
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $9,625 $39,729 (22) $94,420
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Precision Metal Working Associate's degree $34,704 (24) $63,020
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate's degree $34,348 (37) $59,290
Medical Assistants
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications Associate's degree $33,993 (17) $47,480
Data Entry Keyers
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $33,993 (13) $93,930
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's degree $32,925 (16) $100,360
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate's degree $21,000 $30,409 (23) $79,480
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Accounting and Related Services Associate's degree $29,685 (20) $96,550
Accountants and Auditors
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Associate's degree $28,212 (18) $100,360
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Culinary Arts and Related Services Associate's degree $25,774 (14) $46,800
Cooks, Restaurant
Human Resources Management and Services Associate's degree $23,579 (11) $84,550
Human Resources Specialists
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $9,366 $22,534 (167) $78,940
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Associate's degree $18,540 (20) $102,350
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Business/Commerce, General Associate's degree $10,325 not published $133,750
General and Operations Managers
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $137,520
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Accounting and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $96,550
Accountants and Auditors
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's degree not published $137,520
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate certificate not published $59,290
Medical Assistants
Biology, General Associate's degree not published $102,670
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Undergraduate certificate not published $100,360
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Chemical Engineering Associate's degree not published $189,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers
Computer Software and Media Applications Undergraduate certificate not published $166,540
Software Developers
Computer Software and Media Applications Associate's degree not published $166,540
Software Developers
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Undergraduate certificate not published $166,540
Software Developers
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Associate's degree not published $166,540
Software Developers
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Undergraduate certificate not published $124,160
Project Management Specialists
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Associate's degree not published $124,160
Project Management Specialists
Culinary Arts and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $46,800
Cooks, Restaurant
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications Undergraduate certificate not published $47,480
Data Entry Keyers
Design and Applied Arts Undergraduate certificate not published $130,480
Web and Digital Interface Designers
Design and Applied Arts Associate's degree not published $130,480
Web and Digital Interface Designers
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $73,000
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $73,000
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering Associate's degree not published $132,710
Electrical Engineers
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $93,930
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $93,930
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $93,930
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $99,720
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $99,720
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $133,750
General and Operations Managers
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $60,750
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations Associate's degree not published $60,750
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Health and Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate certificate not published $79,480
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $77,220
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $77,220
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Human Resources Management and Services Undergraduate certificate not published $84,550
Human Resources Specialists
Legal Support Services Undergraduate certificate not published $79,400
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Legal Support Services Associate's degree not published $79,400
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Mechanical Engineering Associate's degree not published $110,430
Mechanical Engineers
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $74,480
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Associate's degree not published $74,480
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Music Associate's degree not published $102,670
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Physical Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $102,670
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Precision Metal Working Undergraduate certificate not published $63,020
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Associate's degree not published $48,030
Coaches and Scouts
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Undergraduate certificate not published $102,350
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Associate's degree not published $102,350
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $94,420
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

"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.