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Certificate (under 1 year)-5% vs national median41 grads tracked

Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians at Southwestern Illinois College

Ranked 19th of 40 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$43,722
middle 50%: $27,929 – $60,342
Median · 5 years out
$62,818
middle 50%: $41,887 – $84,962
Median · 10 years out
$65,986
middle 50%: $45,480 – $89,880

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Southwestern Illinois College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians earn a median $43,722 one year after graduating, rising to $65,986 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 5% below the national median of $66,172 for this field, ranking 19th of 40 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
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,712 total interest

Same major at other universities

Trident Technical College
$69,400 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Technical College
$67,254 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$66,314 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont Technical College
$66,172 · 5 yrs out
Central Carolina Technical College
$65,534 · 5 yrs out
South Plains College
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$61,703 · 5 yrs out
John A. Logan College
$59,353 · 5 yrs out
Tri-County Technical College
$57,619 · 5 yrs out
Mountainland Technical College
$57,471 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$57,208 · 5 yrs out
Sauk Valley Community College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Southwestern Illinois College

Fire Protection (Associate)
$99,192 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$80,595 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$72,907 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$72,907 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$72,441 · 5 yrs out
Carpenters (Certificate)
$70,557 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$70,365 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$69,946 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$68,650 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$68,526 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out

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