Associate+2% vs national median749 grads tracked
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Metropolitan Community College
Ranked 149th of 378 associate programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$52,047
middle 50%: $38,734 – $74,092
Median · 5 years out
$68,298
middle 50%: $48,620 – $92,815
Median · 10 years out
$78,843
middle 50%: $57,503 – $106,871
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
Engineering Technology graduates at Metropolitan Community College start at $52k. Ten-year median pay is $79k.
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
5.9 yrs
≈ $6,630 total interest
Same major at other universities
Bristol Community College
$68,702 · 5 yrs out
Massachusetts Bay Community College
$68,521 · 5 yrs out
Hudson Valley Community College
$68,443 · 5 yrs out
Northwestern Connecticut Community College
$68,363 · 5 yrs out
Middlesex Community College
$68,363 · 5 yrs out
Eastfield College
$68,310 · 5 yrs out
Grayson College
$68,179 · 5 yrs out
Sauk Valley Community College
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
Lorain County Community College
$68,060 · 5 yrs out
Saint Louis Community College
$68,045 · 5 yrs out
Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical College
$68,045 · 5 yrs out
Marion Technical College
$67,850 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Metropolitan Community College
Engineering, General (Associate)
$76,913 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$75,872 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$75,689 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$74,055 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Associate)
$72,057 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$71,212 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$71,212 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$70,337 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$67,204 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$66,850 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$66,726 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$66,514 · 5 yrs out
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