Certificate (1-2 years)+13% vs national median278 grads tracked
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Indian Hills Community College
Ranked 40th of 139 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$44,737
middle 50%: $31,475 – $60,961
Median · 5 years out
$67,299
middle 50%: $53,022 – $83,557
Median · 10 years out
$80,459
middle 50%: $62,075 – $97,807
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Engineering technician certificate holders earn $45k in their first year. Median pay reaches $80k by year ten.
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
6.3 yrs
≈ $7,311 total interest
Same major at other universities
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 7
$68,179 · 5 yrs out
Salt Lake Community College
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
Columbia Gorge Community College
$68,002 · 5 yrs out
St. Cloud Technical and Community College
$67,936 · 5 yrs out
Saint Louis Community College
$67,646 · 5 yrs out
Northern Virginia Community College
$67,373 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Peninsula Community College
$66,937 · 5 yrs out
Marion Technical College
$66,619 · 5 yrs out
Hennepin Technical College
$66,382 · 5 yrs out
Western Iowa Tech Community College
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
L. E. Fletcher Technical Community College
$65,410 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Lincoln Trail College
$65,194 · 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
Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,204 · 5 yrs out
Biology/Biotechnology 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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