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Associate+5% vs national median314 grads tracked

Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Rock Valley College

Ranked 125th of 378 associate programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$56,113
middle 50%: $43,603 – $77,125
Median · 5 years out
$70,489
middle 50%: $56,241 – $89,353
Median · 10 years out
$92,165
middle 50%: $73,694 – $107,868

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

Rock Valley College engineering technology graduates earn a median $56k in their first year. Ten-year median earnings hit $92k.

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
5.7 yrs
≈ $6,209 total interest

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