Certificate (under 1 year)+40% vs national median367 grads tracked
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians at Arapahoe Community College
Ranked 3rd of 51 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$82,271
middle 50%: $64,167 – $99,235
Median · 5 years out
$93,789
middle 50%: $72,671 – $114,494
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Electrical engineering technology certificate holders command a median first-year salary of $82.3k. Median pay reaches $93.8k by year five.
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?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
4 yrs
≈ $4,180 total interest
Same major at other universities
Northern Virginia Community College
$105,430 · 5 yrs out
Victoria College
$99,377 · 5 yrs out
Owens Community College
$82,803 · 5 yrs out
Paris Junior College
$80,415 · 5 yrs out
Eastfield College
$78,738 · 5 yrs out
Terra State Community College
$78,529 · 5 yrs out
Collin County Community College District
$78,110 · 5 yrs out
Richland College
$77,125 · 5 yrs out
Hawkeye Community College
$76,903 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Peninsula Community College
$75,158 · 5 yrs out
Trident Technical College
$74,986 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$71,899 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Arapahoe Community College
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$96,991 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$94,228 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$81,157 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$78,843 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$74,110 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Associate)
$74,110 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$73,872 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$71,696 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$71,212 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$70,527 · 5 yrs out
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