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Associate+30% vs national median58 grads tracked

Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians at Indian Hills Community College

Ranked 2nd of 12 associate programs in Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$57,957
middle 50%: $32,557 – $68,626
Median · 5 years out
$67,204
middle 50%: $55,464 – $81,671
Median · 10 years out
$73,014
middle 50%: $44,737 – $88,404

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of Indian Hills Community College's associate program in Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians earn a median $57,957 one year after graduating, rising to $73,014 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 30% above the national median of $51,576 for this field, ranking 2nd of 12 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
5.8 yrs
≈ $6,208 total interest

Same major at other universities

Middlesex Community College
$73,872 · 5 yrs out
Austin Community College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Lone Star College System
$56,312 · 5 yrs out
Salt Lake Community College
$52,165 · 5 yrs out
Hudson Valley Community College
$51,576 · 5 yrs out
Lakeland Community College
$49,703 · 5 yrs out
Saint Louis Community College
$47,705 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Indian Hills Community College

Computer Programming (Associate)
$73,292 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$73,245 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,411 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$67,376 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$67,299 · 5 yrs out
Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,204 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$66,081 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$63,591 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$62,236 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$59,914 · 5 yrs out
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$59,776 · 5 yrs out

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