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Certificate (1-2 years)+2% vs national median50 grads tracked

Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Central Lakes College

Ranked 62nd of 139 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$50,441
middle 50%: $38,967 – $58,659
Median · 5 years out
$60,442
middle 50%: $45,751 – $70,012
Median · 10 years out
$61,827
middle 50%: $44,398 – $89,880

Salary trajectory

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

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

Graduates of Central Lakes College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians earn a median $50,441 one year after graduating, rising to $61,827 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 2% above the national median of $59,353 for this field, ranking 62nd of 139 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
6.6 yrs
≈ $7,219 total interest

Same major at other universities

College of Coastal Georgia
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Rappahannock Community College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 13
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii Maui College
$61,121 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$60,800 · 5 yrs out
Delgado Community College
$60,657 · 5 yrs out
Clackamas Community College
$60,404 · 5 yrs out
Lorain County Community College
$60,272 · 5 yrs out
Aims Community College
$60,144 · 5 yrs out
Brightpoint Community College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Western Community College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Moraine Valley Community College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Central Lakes College

Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$84,083 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$79,118 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$74,324 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$68,363 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$68,363 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$64,175 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$63,874 · 5 yrs out

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