Certificate (under 1 year)-15% vs national median275 grads tracked
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Rend Lake College
Ranked 155th of 191 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$38,098
middle 50%: $26,105 – $52,283
Median · 5 years out
$52,978
middle 50%: $38,467 – $67,858
Median · 10 years out
$65,986
middle 50%: $45,300 – $91,636
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-Related Technologies certificate holders earn a median of $38k in their first year. Salary growth reaches $66k by year 10.
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
7.8 yrs
≈ $9,168 total interest
Same major at other universities
Texas State Technical College
$53,915 · 5 yrs out
Mountain View College
$53,873 · 5 yrs out
Rogue Community College
$53,647 · 5 yrs out
Lamar Institute of Technology
$53,615 · 5 yrs out
Western Texas College
$53,343 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
Northeast Texas Community College
$53,107 · 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
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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