Associate-7% vs national median236 grads tracked
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at William Rainey Harper College
Ranked 247th of 378 associate programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$49,731
middle 50%: $37,592 – $63,610
Median · 5 years out
$62,192
middle 50%: $46,777 – $85,664
Median · 10 years out
$73,728
middle 50%: $54,051 – $92,467
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
Engineering technology graduates earn $50k in their first year. Median pay grows to $62k after five years.
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
6.4 yrs
≈ $7,157 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Hawaii Maui College
$62,393 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
$62,340 · 5 yrs out
Florence - Darlington Technical College
$62,336 · 5 yrs out
Vermilion Community College
$62,322 · 5 yrs out
Central Maine Community College
$62,268 · 5 yrs out
Palo Alto College
$62,224 · 5 yrs out
State Fair Community College
$62,158 · 5 yrs out
Aims Community College
$62,119 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 2
$62,075 · 5 yrs out
Pueblo Community College
$62,075 · 5 yrs out
Delgado Community College
$62,045 · 5 yrs out
Cayuga Community College
$61,926 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at William Rainey Harper College
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Certificate)
$88,474 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$84,323 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Associate)
$82,479 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$78,929 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$78,864 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$76,224 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate)
$75,889 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$75,444 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$75,444 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$75,192 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$74,307 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$73,014 · 5 yrs out
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