Certificate (under 1 year)-22% vs national median176 grads tracked
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Kaskaskia College
Ranked 172nd of 191 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$38,202
middle 50%: $24,291 – $52,354
Median · 5 years out
$48,487
middle 50%: $35,184 – $62,464
Median · 10 years out
$64,175
middle 50%: $41,019 – $88,474
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Engineering Technology certificate holders earn a median $38,202 in year one. Earnings reach $64,175 after ten years.
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
8.3 yrs
≈ $9,664 total interest
Same major at other universities
Coastal Bend College
$50,579 · 5 yrs out
York Technical College
$49,200 · 5 yrs out
Heartland Community College
$49,171 · 5 yrs out
Vernon College
$49,008 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Highlands Community College
$48,761 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Illinois College
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
State Fair Community College
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Chemeketa Community College
$48,096 · 5 yrs out
Howard County Junior College District
$47,939 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mountain College
$47,119 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont Technical College
$46,845 · 5 yrs out
Pickens Technical College
$46,435 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Kaskaskia College
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$76,770 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$67,343 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$66,197 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$64,603 · 5 yrs out
Agriculture, General (Certificate)
$59,353 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$59,211 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$59,083 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$55,261 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$55,261 · 5 yrs out
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