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Associate+19% vs national median34 grads tracked

Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians at Kirkwood Community College

Ranked 5th of 40 associate programs in Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$27,979
middle 50%: $19,908 – $37,592
Median · 5 years out
$47,119
middle 50%: $36,063 – $55,464
Median · 10 years out
$59,848
middle 50%: $46,055 – $74,872

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of Kirkwood Community College's associate program in Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians earn a median $27,979 one year after graduating, rising to $59,848 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 19% above the national median of $39,467 for this field, ranking 5th of 40 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
9.3 yrs
≈ $11,430 total interest

Same major at other universities

Suffolk County Community College
$49,399 · 5 yrs out
North Lake College
$49,269 · 5 yrs out
Cedar Valley College
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
San Jacinto Community College District
$47,574 · 5 yrs out
Leeward Community College
$47,119 · 5 yrs out
Queensborough Community College-CUNY
$46,728 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$46,359 · 5 yrs out
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
$45,413 · 5 yrs out
Houston Community College
$43,948 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Kirkwood Community College

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$85,664 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$80,729 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,675 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$67,528 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$65,511 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Associate)
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$65,062 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$65,062 · 5 yrs out

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