Associate-18% vs national median221 grads tracked
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Rend Lake College
Ranked 327th of 378 associate programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$39,425
middle 50%: $25,850 – $60,419
Median · 5 years out
$54,993
middle 50%: $40,113 – $73,585
Median · 10 years out
$64,578
middle 50%: $43,047 – $89,880
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Rend Lake College graduates in Engineering-Related Technologies earn a $39k median in year one. Ten-year median pay reaches $65k.
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
7.7 yrs
≈ $8,818 total interest
Same major at other universities
Carl Sandburg College
$55,621 · 5 yrs out
Jefferson Community College
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Rogers State University
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Dalton State College
$55,374 · 5 yrs out
El Paso Community College
$55,261 · 5 yrs out
Pikes Peak State College
$55,100 · 5 yrs out
Southern Maine Community College
$55,060 · 5 yrs out
State Technical College of Missouri
$54,576 · 5 yrs out
Finger Lakes Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$54,199 · 5 yrs out
Rockland Community College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Central Wyoming College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Lane Community College
$53,942 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Rend Lake College
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$86,981 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$86,768 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,993 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$72,395 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$65,897 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$62,446 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$62,446 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$60,696 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$60,533 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$59,934 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural Mechanization (Associate)
$58,934 · 5 yrs out
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