Associate+3% vs national median633 grads tracked
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Hawkeye Community College
Ranked 139th of 378 associate programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$53,525
middle 50%: $40,360 – $68,828
Median · 5 years out
$69,404
middle 50%: $53,989 – $86,007
Median · 10 years out
$80,640
middle 50%: $63,922 – $98,221
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Hawkeye Community College engineering technology associates earn a median $54k starting out. Salaries rise to a median of $81k by year 10.
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
5.8 yrs
≈ $6,460 total interest
Same major at other universities
North Central Texas College
$69,841 · 5 yrs out
Belmont College
$69,841 · 5 yrs out
South Central College
$69,814 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$69,770 · 5 yrs out
Columbia Gorge Community College
$69,727 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
$69,644 · 5 yrs out
Adirondack Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$68,957 · 5 yrs out
Nassau Community College
$68,867 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Wilkes-Barre
$68,802 · 5 yrs out
Bristol Community College
$68,702 · 5 yrs out
Massachusetts Bay Community College
$68,521 · 5 yrs out
Hudson Valley Community College
$68,443 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Hawkeye Community College
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$82,872 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$81,295 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,843 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$77,405 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$76,903 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$69,577 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$69,577 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$68,702 · 5 yrs out
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Associate)
$66,836 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural Mechanization (Associate)
$65,353 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$64,337 · 5 yrs out
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