Program Payoff

Columbia Gorge Community College

The Dalles, Oregon. 20 certificate and associate programs, public. 20 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Oregon.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's degree $18,115 $64,493 (15) $129,010
Registered Nurses
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $49,644 (16) $77,990
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's degree $36,848 (14) $103,490
General and Operations Managers
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate certificate $33,993 (20) $50,410
Medical Assistants
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $25,774 (21) $72,440
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Accounting and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $54,060
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Accounting and Related Services Associate's degree not published $54,060
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $102,290
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection Undergraduate certificate not published $54,350
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Undergraduate certificate not published $49,910
Office Clerks, General
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Associate's degree not published $49,910
Office Clerks, General
Computer Science Associate's degree not published $142,720
Software Developers
Computer Software and Media Applications Undergraduate certificate not published $142,720
Software Developers
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications Undergraduate certificate not published $52,420
Word Processors and Typists
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $77,990
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $103,490
General and Operations Managers
Health and Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate certificate not published $50,130
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $63,330
Semiconductor Processing Technicians
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Undergraduate certificate not published $77,130
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Associate's degree not published $77,130
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education

"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.