Associate-16% vs national median301 grads tracked
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services at SOWELA Technical Community College
Ranked 295th of 373 associate programs in Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,822
middle 50%: $24,590 – $43,722
Median · 5 years out
$48,385
middle 50%: $34,522 – $68,521
Median · 10 years out
$56,877
middle 50%: $42,290 – $83,557
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
SOWELA Technical Community College computer science graduates earn $33,822 in their first year. Salaries reach $48,385 at year five and $56,877 at year ten.
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
8.8 yrs
≈ $10,410 total interest
Same major at other universities
Northeast Iowa Community College
$49,328 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College
$49,035 · 5 yrs out
Paris Junior College
$48,791 · 5 yrs out
Tri-County Technical College
$48,703 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Community College
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Carl Sandburg College
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Clinton Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$48,258 · 5 yrs out
Palo Alto College
$48,213 · 5 yrs out
Niagara County Community College
$48,182 · 5 yrs out
El Paso Community College
$48,042 · 5 yrs out
College of the Mainland
$48,030 · 5 yrs out
South University - Columbia
$48,030 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at SOWELA Technical Community College
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$121,701 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$114,676 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$108,912 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$107,487 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$99,738 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$95,086 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$81,618 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$80,863 · 5 yrs out
Education (Associate)
$68,164 · 5 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Associate)
$68,164 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$66,382 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$61,969 · 5 yrs out
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