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Associate+3% vs national median83 grads tracked

Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services at South Central College

Ranked 26th of 82 associate programs in Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$30,731
middle 50%: $24,795 – $36,032
Median · 5 years out
$42,660
middle 50%: $34,546 – $54,757
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of South Central College's associate program in Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services earn a median $30,731 one year after graduating, rising to $42,660 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 3% above the national median of $41,244 for this field, ranking 26th of 82 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?

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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
10.7 yrs
≈ $12,371 total interest

Same major at other universities

Lone Star College System
$44,592 · 5 yrs out
Hennepin Technical College
$44,060 · 5 yrs out
Northern Essex Community College
$43,722 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$43,523 · 5 yrs out
Kapiolani Community College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$42,596 · 5 yrs out
York County Community College
$42,596 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Fulton-Montgomery Community College
$42,505 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Western Community College
$42,063 · 5 yrs out
Kirkwood Community College
$42,063 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Illinois College
$41,818 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at South Central College

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$76,267 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$75,918 · 5 yrs out
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$71,265 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,814 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (Associate)
$67,967 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$67,365 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$65,410 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural Mechanization (Certificate)
$65,410 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$64,085 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$63,214 · 5 yrs out

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