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Certificate (under 1 year)+10% vs national median69 grads tracked

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians at Southeastern Community College

Ranked 4th of 18 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$51,576
middle 50%: $36,387 – $64,996
Median · 5 years out
$76,701
middle 50%: $60,442 – $91,987
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Southeastern Community College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians earn a median $51,576 one year after graduating, rising to $76,701 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 10% above the national median of $69,466 for this field, ranking 4th of 18 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
5.6 yrs
≈ $6,315 total interest

Same major at other universities

Joliet Junior College
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Rend Lake College
$86,768 · 5 yrs out
Trident Technical College
$80,008 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$76,251 · 5 yrs out
Hennepin Technical College
$76,237 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Valley Community College
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
College of Coastal Georgia
$73,565 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Olney Central College
$69,466 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Southeastern Community College

Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$76,701 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$65,940 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$63,572 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$63,394 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$63,071 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$58,488 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$57,991 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$57,991 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$57,208 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$54,993 · 5 yrs out

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