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Associate-16% vs national median177 grads tracked

Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Minnesota West Community and Technical College

Ranked 310th of 378 associate programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$51,537
middle 50%: $40,983 – $60,855
Median · 5 years out
$56,406
middle 50%: $47,062 – $71,942
Median · 10 years out
$76,015
middle 50%: $50,767 – $104,398

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

Graduates of Minnesota West Community and Technical College's associate program in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians earn a median $51,537 one year after graduating, rising to $76,015 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 16% below the national median of $67,142 for this field, ranking 310th of 378 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
6.7 yrs
≈ $7,341 total interest

Same major at other universities

Highland Community College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Mineral Area College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Saint Philip's College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Lake Land College
$56,704 · 5 yrs out
Jamestown Community College
$56,642 · 5 yrs out
Des Moines Area Community College
$56,443 · 5 yrs out
Angelina College
$56,386 · 5 yrs out
Southern University at Shreveport - Bossier City
$56,312 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City
$56,170 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 14
$56,079 · 5 yrs out
Umpqua Community College
$56,007 · 5 yrs out
Chemeketa Community College
$55,999 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Minnesota West Community and Technical College

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$81,339 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$80,008 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$73,677 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields (Certificate)
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural and Food Products Processing (Certificate)
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$71,412 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields (Associate)
$66,891 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$65,835 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$65,835 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$64,916 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$63,170 · 5 yrs out

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