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Certificate (under 1 year)+7% vs national median140 grads tracked

Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians at Gateway Community College

Ranked 11th of 40 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$44,919
middle 50%: $30,037 – $66,850
Median · 5 years out
$70,970
middle 50%: $49,308 – $93,874
Median · 10 years out
$83,557
middle 50%: $58,858 – $114,306

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

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

Electrical maintenance certificate holders at Gateway Community College see a $44,919 median first-year salary. Median earnings hit $71k 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?

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
6.1 yrs
≈ $7,095 total interest

Same major at other universities

Rend Lake College
$86,981 · 5 yrs out
Central Virginia Community College
$84,962 · 5 yrs out
Odessa College
$83,306 · 5 yrs out
Kankakee Community College
$80,205 · 5 yrs out
Lake Land College
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Aiken Technical College
$73,376 · 5 yrs out
York Technical College
$71,026 · 5 yrs out
Trident Technical College
$69,400 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Technical College
$67,254 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$66,314 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont Technical College
$66,172 · 5 yrs out
Central Carolina Technical College
$65,534 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Gateway Community College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$94,555 · 5 yrs out
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General (Certificate)
$90,722 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$83,086 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$82,300 · 5 yrs out
Engineering Science (Associate)
$82,300 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$80,134 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$79,832 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$79,247 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Associate)
$73,958 · 5 yrs out

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