Associate-16% vs national median152 grads tracked
Science Technologies/Technicians at Three Rivers Community College
Ranked 11th of 41 associate programs in Science Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$65,353
middle 50%: $37,592 – $104,398
Median · 5 years out
$108,603
middle 50%: $65,194 – $154,543
Median · 10 years out
$149,595
middle 50%: $100,994 – $186,860
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Science Technologies/Technicians (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Three Rivers Community College Science Technologies graduates earn $65k in their first year. By year ten, median salary reaches $150k.
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
4.3 yrs
≈ $4,744 total interest
Same major at other universities
Brazosport College
$137,953 · 5 yrs out
College of the Mainland
$137,483 · 5 yrs out
San Jacinto Community College District
$133,193 · 5 yrs out
Lee College
$129,180 · 5 yrs out
Lamar Institute of Technology
$128,852 · 5 yrs out
Lamar State College - Port Arthur
$117,625 · 5 yrs out
Kilgore College
$108,520 · 5 yrs out
Victoria College
$107,974 · 5 yrs out
Del Mar College
$99,192 · 5 yrs out
Terra State Community College
$97,751 · 5 yrs out
Ridgewater College
$94,389 · 5 yrs out
Houston Community College
$94,228 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Three Rivers Community College
Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$108,603 · 5 yrs out
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General (Associate)
$93,789 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$85,364 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$85,364 · 5 yrs out
Engineering Science (Associate)
$85,364 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$82,547 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,977 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$75,391 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$74,696 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$73,499 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out