Associate-17% vs national median371 grads tracked
Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services at Ozarks Technical Community College
Ranked 73rd of 82 associate programs in Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$26,371
middle 50%: $20,358 – $34,042
Median · 5 years out
$34,228
middle 50%: $25,767 – $47,705
Median · 10 years out
$39,021
middle 50%: $30,339 – $52,401
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
Communications Technology graduates start with a median salary of $26k. Earnings reach $39k after a decade in the field.
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
13.2 yrs
≈ $15,981 total interest
Same major at other universities
Iowa Valley Community College District
$35,666 · 5 yrs out
Central Maine Community College
$35,666 · 5 yrs out
Leeward Community College
$35,626 · 5 yrs out
Bossier Parish Community College
$34,915 · 5 yrs out
Tri-County Technical College
$34,622 · 5 yrs out
Onondaga Community College
$34,435 · 5 yrs out
Lane Community College
$34,002 · 5 yrs out
Moberly Area Community College
$33,005 · 5 yrs out
Lake Land College
$33,005 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
$32,883 · 5 yrs out
Owens Community College
$32,883 · 5 yrs out
Herkimer County Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$32,639 · 5 yrs out
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$64,402 · 5 yrs out
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$62,818 · 5 yrs out
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$58,574 · 5 yrs out
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$54,842 · 5 yrs out
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$54,719 · 5 yrs out
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$54,415 · 5 yrs out
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$53,767 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$53,767 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$53,378 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (Certificate)
$53,317 · 5 yrs out