Associate0% vs national median394 grads tracked
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians at Metropolitan Community College
Ranked 41st of 92 associate programs in Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$61,332
middle 50%: $43,511 – $93,879
Median · 5 years out
$75,872
middle 50%: $53,626 – $106,422
Median · 10 years out
$85,313
middle 50%: $58,808 – $116,180
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Metropolitan Community College graduates in Industrial Production Technologies earn $61k in their first year. Median earnings reach $85k after ten 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
5.2 yrs
≈ $5,654 total interest
Same major at other universities
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 11
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Hennepin Technical College
$76,823 · 5 yrs out
Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical College
$76,770 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Central College
$76,487 · 5 yrs out
Missouri Southern State University
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 10
$75,612 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Peninsula Community College
$74,491 · 5 yrs out
Brightpoint Community College
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Owens Community College
$72,928 · 5 yrs out
Stark State College
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
$72,224 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Metropolitan Community College
Engineering, General (Associate)
$76,913 · 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
Computer Programming (Associate)
$66,514 · 5 yrs out
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