Certificate (1-2 years)-4% vs national median930 grads tracked
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Metropolitan Community College
Ranked 85th of 139 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$47,753
middle 50%: $33,714 – $72,585
Median · 5 years out
$56,933
middle 50%: $39,272 – $81,748
Median · 10 years out
$62,590
middle 50%: $43,170 – $84,874
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
Metropolitan Community College offers certificates in engineering technologies with $48k starting salaries. Median pay reaches $63k after 10 years.
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
7 yrs
≈ $7,729 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Montana (The)
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$57,619 · 5 yrs out
Lane Community College
$57,471 · 5 yrs out
York Technical College
$57,471 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4
$57,427 · 5 yrs out
Columbus State Community College
$56,949 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 6
$56,579 · 5 yrs out
Hudson Valley Community College
$56,574 · 5 yrs out
Parkland College
$56,363 · 5 yrs out
Richland Community College
$56,249 · 5 yrs out
Cuyahoga Community College
$56,239 · 5 yrs out
El Paso Community College
$56,069 · 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
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,298 · 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
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