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Associate-3% vs national median154 grads tracked

Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Richland Community College

Ranked 202nd of 378 associate programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$55,111
middle 50%: $41,775 – $72,585
Median · 5 years out
$64,818
middle 50%: $44,849 – $82,142
Median · 10 years out
$76,435
middle 50%: $65,194 – $91,284

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

Graduates of Richland Community College's associate program in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians earn a median $55,111 one year after graduating, rising to $76,435 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 3% below the national median of $67,142 for this field, ranking 202nd of 378 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
6 yrs
≈ $6,542 total interest

Same major at other universities

Linn-Benton Community College
$65,035 · 5 yrs out
Morton College
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Riverland Community College
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Spartanburg Community College
$64,849 · 5 yrs out
Kent State University
$64,830 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 7
$64,825 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Maine Community College
$64,599 · 5 yrs out
Terra State Community College
$64,599 · 5 yrs out
Mohawk Valley Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$64,578 · 5 yrs out
James A. Rhodes State College
$64,456 · 5 yrs out
Kankakee Community College
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
L. E. Fletcher Technical Community College
$64,308 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Richland Community College

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$136,719 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$129,378 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$111,056 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$111,056 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$107,201 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$78,529 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$70,441 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$68,070 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$67,254 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$67,204 · 5 yrs out

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