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Certificate (under 1 year)+24% vs national median123 grads tracked

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

Ranked 27th of 191 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$40,536
middle 50%: $28,536 – $55,640
Median · 5 years out
$77,405
middle 50%: $53,696 – $88,907
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

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

Graduates of Hawkeye Community College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians earn a median $40,536 one year after graduating, rising to $77,405 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 24% above the national median of $62,462 for this field, ranking 27th of 191 reporting programs.

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 yrs
≈ $7,154 total interest

Same major at other universities

New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York
$82,300 · 5 yrs out
Richland College
$81,373 · 5 yrs out
North Lake College
$81,157 · 5 yrs out
Uintah Basin Technical College
$79,359 · 5 yrs out
Middlesex Community College
$79,032 · 5 yrs out
Casper College
$78,372 · 5 yrs out
Riverland Community College
$76,854 · 5 yrs out
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

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
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 (Associate)
$69,404 · 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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