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Certificate (1-2 years)+100% vs national median997 grads tracked

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians at SOWELA Technical Community College

Ranked 2nd of 32 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$48,441
middle 50%: $29,661 – $73,128
Median · 5 years out
$121,701
middle 50%: $80,778 – $148,888
Median · 10 years out
$134,237
middle 50%: $85,664 – $165,619

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

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

Industrial Production graduates at SOWELA Technical Community College earn $48k in year one. Salaries climb to $134k by 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?

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
4.4 yrs
≈ $5,367 total interest

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