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Associate+10% vs national median274 grads tracked

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians at Rend Lake College

Ranked 9th of 28 associate programs in Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$56,473
middle 50%: $38,868 – $76,623
Median · 5 years out
$78,993
middle 50%: $53,664 – $94,846
Median · 10 years out
$86,367
middle 50%: $58,574 – $103,837

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of Rend Lake College's associate program in Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians earn a median $56,473 one year after graduating, rising to $86,367 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 10% above the national median of $71,728 for this field, ranking 9th of 28 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?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
5.3 yrs
≈ $5,885 total interest

Same major at other universities

Joliet Junior College
$96,105 · 5 yrs out
Bossier Parish Community College
$93,187 · 5 yrs out
Heartland Community College
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Dakota County Technical College
$86,929 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
$83,907 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$82,004 · 5 yrs out
East Central College
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Aiken Technical College
$77,362 · 5 yrs out
Linn-Benton Community College
$75,253 · 5 yrs out
Texas State Technical College
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota North College
$73,958 · 5 yrs out
Kaskaskia College
$71,728 · 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
Agricultural Production Operations (Certificate)
$73,728 · 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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