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Certificate (under 1 year)-19% vs national median73 grads tracked

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4

Ranked 27th of 37 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$40,729
middle 50%: $27,344 – $54,333
Median · 5 years out
$54,857
middle 50%: $42,033 – $84,610
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4's certificate (under 1 year) program in Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians earn a median $40,729 one year after graduating, rising to $54,857 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 19% below the national median of $67,498 for this field, ranking 27th of 37 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
7.8 yrs
≈ $8,745 total interest

Same major at other universities

Portland Community College
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$60,342 · 5 yrs out
Lake Land College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Houston Community College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Howard County Junior College District
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Asnuntuck Community College
$55,261 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Highlands Community College
$54,615 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Northeast Texas Community College
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Wabash Valley College
$52,490 · 5 yrs out
Clackamas Community College
$52,071 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$99,924 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$97,622 · 5 yrs out
Carpenters (Associate)
$85,965 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$70,464 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$66,474 · 5 yrs out
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$65,194 · 5 yrs out
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$60,696 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$60,009 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$59,662 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$57,427 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$56,611 · 5 yrs out

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