Which Davidson-Davie Community College certificate program has the lowest debt?

Allied Health and Medical Assisting graduates leave with a median of $10,000 in federal loans, the lowest among 10 Davidson-Davie Community College certificate programs that report debt.

How much does Davidson-Davie Community College cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $1,980 a year, and $6,588 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $8,753 a year.

How many Davidson-Davie Community College programs report graduate pay?

11 associate's programs and 14 certificate programs at Davidson-Davie Community College report first-year pay, and 16 of them also report federal debt.

Davidson-Davie Community College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Thomasville, NC
2,633 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

14 Davidson-Davie Community College certificate programs report what graduates earn. HVAC pays the most in the first year ($46,491), and Cosmetology the least ($19,024). The median program pays $37,280. Davidson-Davie Community College also has 11 associate's programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$1,980Per year. Out-of-state $6,588

Average net price after aid$8,753Per year

Graduation rate46%Within 1.5 times the normal program length

All 11 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in North Carolina" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across North Carolina. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in North Carolina
1	NursingAbout 79 graduates a year	$66,695	$70,250	$15,361	34th of 53
2	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 13 graduates a year	$45,172	Not reported	Not reported	21st of 22
3	Business AdministrationAbout 36 graduates a year	$41,278	Not reported	$24,125	2nd of 19
4	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 12 graduates a year	$38,675	Not reported	Not reported	4th of 6
5	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 20 graduates a year	$37,553	Not reported	Not reported	2nd of 15
6	Criminal JusticeAbout 20 graduates a year	$36,213	Not reported	$19,795	3rd of 7
7	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 23 graduates a year	$35,638	Not reported	$15,337	7th of 7
8	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 16 graduates a year	$33,178	Not reported	Not reported	12th of 16
9	ZoologyAbout 36 graduates a year	$23,733	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
10	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 239 graduates a year	$23,331	$33,532	$13,000	41st of 49
11	Teacher EducationAbout 6 graduates a year	$22,584	Not reported	$13,568	8th of 11

Program names link to the program's own page, and North Carolina ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five North Carolina programs in the field do too.

All 14 certificate programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in North Carolina" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across North Carolina. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in North Carolina
1	HVACAbout 21 graduates a year	$46,491	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
2	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 2 graduates a year	$45,149	Not reported	$11,748	2nd of 5
3	AccountingAbout 12 graduates a year	$41,532	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 3
4	Truck Driving and Equipment OperationAbout 74 graduates a year	$41,081	$64,980	Not reported	2nd of 2
5	Welding and MachiningAbout 67 graduates a year	$39,990	Not reported	$11,000	1st of 5
6	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 64 graduates a year	$39,326	$29,007	$15,750	2nd of 5
7	Criminal JusticeAbout 55 graduates a year	$38,392	$44,585	$16,500	14th of 14
8	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 114 graduates a year	$36,168	Not reported	$12,625	4th of 6
9	Business AdministrationAbout 79 graduates a year	$33,263	Not reported	$27,218	6th of 15
10	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 23 graduates a year	$33,142	$37,417	$10,000	3rd of 6
11	Educational AdministrationAbout 5 graduates a year	$25,395	Not reported	$19,872	1st of 1
12	Teacher EducationAbout 9 graduates a year	$25,176	Not reported	$15,500	6th of 7
13	Human Development and Family StudiesAbout 3 graduates a year	$22,448	Not reported	$18,168	1st of 1
14	CosmetologyAbout 52 graduates a year	$19,024	$17,031	Not reported	9th of 22

One more certificate program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Quick picks: certificate programs

Highest first-year pay

HVAC$46,491
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$45,149
Accounting$41,532
Truck Driving and Equipment Operation$41,081
Welding and Machining$39,990

Lowest median debt

Allied Health and Medical Assisting$10,000
Welding and Machining$11,000
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$11,748
Computer and Information Science$12,625
Teacher Education$15,500

Largest programs

Computer and Information ScienceAbout 114 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 79 graduates a year
Truck Driving and Equipment OperationAbout 74 graduates a year
Welding and MachiningAbout 67 graduates a year
Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 64 graduates a year

Common questions

HVAC graduates earn a median of $46,491 in their first year, the most of 14 Davidson-Davie Community College certificate programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of North Carolina rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels