Program Payoff

South Seattle College

Seattle, Washington. 41 certificate and associate programs, public. 41 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Washington.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree not published $78,940
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Accounting and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $96,550
Accountants and Auditors
Accounting and Related Services Associate's degree not published $96,550
Accountants and Auditors
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services Undergraduate certificate not published $60,750
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services Associate's degree not published $60,750
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Boilermaking/Boilermaker Undergraduate certificate not published $95,200
Boilermakers
Business Administration, Management and Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $100,360
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's degree not published $100,360
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other Associate's degree not published
Business/Commerce, General Associate's degree not published $133,750
General and Operations Managers
Computer Science Associate's degree 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 Associate's degree not published $124,160
Project Management Specialists
Culinary Arts and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $46,800
Cooks, Restaurant
Culinary Arts and Related Services Associate's degree not published $46,800
Cooks, Restaurant
Data Processing Associate's degree not published $128,940
Computer Occupations, All Other
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 and Power Transmission Installers Undergraduate certificate not published $109,570
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering Associate's degree not published $132,710
Electrical Engineers
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $93,930
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $99,720
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations Undergraduate certificate 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
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $63,020
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Mechanical Engineering Associate's degree not published $110,430
Mechanical Engineers
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $57,270
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Associate's degree not published
Physical Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $102,670
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Undergraduate certificate not published $49,180
Nursing Assistants
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Associate's degree not published $49,180
Nursing Assistants
Precision Metal Working Undergraduate certificate not published $63,020
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Precision Metal Working Associate's degree not published $63,020
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's degree not published $124,200
Registered Nurses
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Associate's degree not published $102,350
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Undergraduate certificate 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
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree 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.