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Certificate (under 1 year)-16% vs national median54 grads tracked

Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Lewis and Clark Community College

Ranked 160th of 191 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$33,078
middle 50%: $25,751 – $46,924
Median · 5 years out
$52,636
middle 50%: $34,630 – $102,529
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

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

Graduates of Lewis and Clark Community College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians earn a median $33,078 one year after graduating, rising to $52,636 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 16% below the national median of $62,462 for this field, ranking 160th of 191 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
8.6 yrs
≈ $10,029 total interest

Same major at other universities

Northeast Texas Community College
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
Rend Lake College
$52,978 · 5 yrs out
Grayson College
$52,968 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$52,886 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Western Community College
$52,872 · 5 yrs out
New River Community College
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
Saint Philip's College
$52,435 · 5 yrs out
Aiken Technical College
$51,694 · 5 yrs out
Cuyahoga Community College
$51,657 · 5 yrs out
Danville Community College
$51,458 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan Community College
$50,919 · 5 yrs out
Coastal Bend College
$50,579 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Lewis and Clark Community College

Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$89,578 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$86,835 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$77,430 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$77,430 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$71,093 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$68,619 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Certificate)
$65,194 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$64,555 · 5 yrs out
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$64,085 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$63,610 · 5 yrs out

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