Wayne County Community College District

Detroit, Michigan · Public

All 7 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Michigan high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr). Another 65 could not be assessed.

What would this cost you?

My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$7,641
$30k to $48k	$7,139
$48k to $75k	$8,058
$75k to $110k	$10,306
$110k and up	$14,026
All families (average)	$7,656

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

7 of 72 programs could be assessed 10% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Michigan high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$38,923	+$4,114	clears the bar	$11,157	2.7 yrs	732
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$84,023	+$49,214	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	73
Computer Programming	Associate's Degree	$42,247	+$7,438	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$39,773	+$4,964	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	45
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$41,979	+$7,170	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Associate's Degree	$46,900	+$12,091	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$59,107	+$24,298	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	219
Commercial Driving	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	62
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	57
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	52
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	49
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
IT Administration and Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Medical Laboratory Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
HVAC Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Accounting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Design	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Graphic Communications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computer Software and Media Applications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Engineering, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
American Sign Language	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Social Work	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Hospitality Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
American Sign Language	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Apparel and Textiles	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Apparel and Textiles	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Fire Protection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Fire Protection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Security Science and Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Security Science and Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion, compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,809/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.