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Associate-32% vs national median88 grads tracked

Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General at Aims Community College

Ranked 15th of 18 associate programs in Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$41,695
middle 50%: $31,485 – $50,831
Median · 5 years out
$50,975
middle 50%: $44,230 – $58,213
Median · 10 years out
$64,718
middle 50%: $54,898 – $86,132

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General (associate) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Aims Community College's associate program in Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General earn a median $41,695 one year after graduating, rising to $64,718 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 32% below the national median of $74,768 for this field, ranking 15th of 18 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
7.8 yrs
≈ $8,933 total interest

Same major at other universities

Northern Virginia Community College
$70,298 · 5 yrs out
Rappahannock Community College
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Laurel Ridge Community College
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Pueblo Community College
$63,610 · 5 yrs out
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
$61,630 · 5 yrs out
Central Virginia Community College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Western Community College
$49,035 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$48,030 · 5 yrs out
Wright State University
$47,901 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Aims Community College

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$77,273 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$75,444 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$72,748 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Certificate)
$72,341 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Certificate)
$70,298 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$66,937 · 5 yrs out
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection (Certificate)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Associate)
$65,353 · 5 yrs out
Air Transportation (Associate)
$65,353 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$65,230 · 5 yrs out

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