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Associate+7% vs national median78 grads tracked

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians at Hawkeye Community College

Ranked 23rd of 92 associate programs in Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$64,507
middle 50%: $39,593 – $74,986
Median · 5 years out
$81,295
middle 50%: $57,991 – $104,864
Median · 10 years out
$87,070
middle 50%: $73,872 – $95,457

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of Hawkeye Community College's associate program in Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians earn a median $64,507 one year after graduating, rising to $87,070 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 7% above the national median of $75,872 for this field, ranking 23rd of 92 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?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
4.9 yrs
≈ $5,305 total interest

Same major at other universities

Louisiana Delta Community College
$86,191 · 5 yrs out
Portland Community College
$84,509 · 5 yrs out
Central Virginia Community College
$83,393 · 5 yrs out
Bossier Parish Community College
$83,018 · 5 yrs out
Gateway Community College
$82,803 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
Kent State University
$81,157 · 5 yrs out
Vincennes University
$80,986 · 5 yrs out
Moberly Area Community College
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Lincoln Trail College
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Hudson Valley Community College
$79,641 · 5 yrs out
James A. Rhodes State College
$79,247 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Hawkeye Community College

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$82,872 · 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 (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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