Associate+53% vs national median758 grads tracked
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Elaine P. Nunez Community College
Ranked 14th of 378 associate programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$56,292
middle 50%: $37,242 – $86,685
Median · 5 years out
$102,996
middle 50%: $59,312 – $152,267
Median · 10 years out
$120,302
middle 50%: $65,723 – $172,474
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 graduates from this college earn a median $56,292 in their first year. This figure climbs to $120,302 after ten 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?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
4.6 yrs
≈ $5,299 total interest
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$116,450 · 5 yrs out
Massasoit Community College
$112,807 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Fayette, The Eberly Campus
$110,522 · 5 yrs out
Western Wyoming Community College
$110,315 · 5 yrs out
SOWELA Technical Community College
$107,487 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bronx Community College
$105,487 · 5 yrs out
McNeese State University
$103,633 · 5 yrs out
Odessa College
$101,838 · 5 yrs out
Northern Oklahoma College
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
$100,222 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College
$99,994 · 5 yrs out
Northern Wyoming Community College District
$95,590 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Elaine P. Nunez Community College
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$114,915 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$50,579 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$48,775 · 5 yrs out
Legal Professions and Studies (Certificate)
$47,392 · 5 yrs out
Legal Support Services (Certificate)
$47,392 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$47,119 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate)
$44,933 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate)
$44,933 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Certificate)
$43,948 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Certificate)
$43,948 · 5 yrs out
Legal Professions and Studies (Associate)
$42,505 · 5 yrs out
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