Associate+2% vs national median247 grads tracked
Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services at Kirkwood Community College
Ranked 31st of 82 associate programs in Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$29,035
middle 50%: $21,177 – $37,551
Median · 5 years out
$42,063
middle 50%: $31,748 – $51,009
Median · 10 years out
$48,377
middle 50%: $38,661 – $63,004
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Kirkwood Community College graduates in Communications Technologies earn a median $29k in their first year. Median earnings reach $42k by year five.
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
10.4 yrs
≈ $12,527 total interest
Same major at other universities
Tidewater Community College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
South Central College
$42,660 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$42,596 · 5 yrs out
York County Community College
$42,596 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Fulton-Montgomery Community College
$42,505 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Western Community College
$42,063 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Illinois College
$41,818 · 5 yrs out
Southeast Technical College
$41,635 · 5 yrs out
McHenry County College
$41,544 · 5 yrs out
South Plains College
$41,525 · 5 yrs out
Mount Wachusett Community College
$41,424 · 5 yrs out
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
$41,244 · 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
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
Engineering (Associate)
$64,578 · 5 yrs out