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Certificate (under 1 year)+19% vs national median1,064 grads tracked

Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Arapahoe Community College

Ranked 35th of 191 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$74,524
middle 50%: $50,697 – $99,523
Median · 5 years out
$74,110
middle 50%: $50,278 – $105,037
Median · 10 years out
$82,397
middle 50%: $57,115 – $111,237

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

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

Arapahoe Community College certificate holders in engineering-related technologies earn $75k in their first year. This income remains steady before rising to $82k after a decade.

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
4.8 yrs
≈ $4,883 total interest

Same major at other universities

Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
$76,680 · 5 yrs out
College of the Mainland
$76,554 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
$75,224 · 5 yrs out
Horry - Georgetown Technical College
$75,158 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 13
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Florence - Darlington Technical College
$74,055 · 5 yrs out
Eastfield College
$73,712 · 5 yrs out
Hennepin Technical College
$73,578 · 5 yrs out
Navarro College
$73,442 · 5 yrs out
Naugatuck Valley Community College
$72,928 · 5 yrs out
College of Coastal Georgia
$72,585 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Arapahoe Community College

Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$96,991 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$94,228 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$93,789 · 5 yrs out
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection (Certificate)
$91,987 · 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
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
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$71,115 · 5 yrs out

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