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Associate-12% vs national median52 grads tracked

Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Flathead Valley Community College

Ranked 280th of 378 associate programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$44,849
middle 50%: $31,317 – $55,181
Median · 5 years out
$59,253
middle 50%: $40,883 – $70,870
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

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

Graduates of Flathead Valley Community College's associate program in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians earn a median $44,849 one year after graduating, rising to $59,253 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 12% below the national median of $67,142 for this field, ranking 280th of 378 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?

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
≈ $7,872 total interest

Same major at other universities

Waubonsee Community College
$59,600 · 5 yrs out
Genesee Community College
$59,577 · 5 yrs out
Onondaga Community College
$59,535 · 5 yrs out
Washington State Community College
$59,510 · 5 yrs out
South Suburban College
$59,353 · 5 yrs out
Vernon College
$59,307 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State College Southeast
$59,202 · 5 yrs out
Blue Mountain Community College
$59,187 · 5 yrs out
Norfolk State University
$59,105 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 9
$59,105 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 6
$59,073 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Western Community College
$59,037 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Flathead Valley Community College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$75,253 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Associate)
$66,717 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$62,520 · 5 yrs out
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$59,253 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$58,208 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$57,471 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Certificate)
$50,949 · 5 yrs out

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