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Associate-13% vs national median49 grads tracked

Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services at Adirondack Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges

Ranked 65th of 82 associate programs in Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$25,937
middle 50%: $22,399 – $30,681
Median · 5 years out
$36,019
middle 50%: $25,977 – $55,111
Median · 10 years out
$45,210
middle 50%: $32,272 – $53,343

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

Graduates of Adirondack Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges's associate program in Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services earn a median $25,937 one year after graduating, rising to $45,210 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 13% below the national median of $41,244 for this field, ranking 65th of 82 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?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
11.9 yrs
≈ $14,811 total interest

Same major at other universities

Hostos Community College of the City University of New York
$36,903 · 5 yrs out
Middlesex Community College
$36,766 · 5 yrs out
Finger Lakes Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$36,745 · 5 yrs out
Cuyahoga Community College
$36,674 · 5 yrs out
Rock Valley College
$36,491 · 5 yrs out
Monroe Community College
$36,037 · 5 yrs out
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
Pueblo Community College
$34,840 · 5 yrs out
Tri-County Technical College
$34,622 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Adirondack Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges

Engineering (Associate)
$84,205 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$84,205 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$74,891 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$73,095 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,957 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Associate)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,042 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$63,394 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Associate)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$51,647 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Associate)
$51,647 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Associate)
$50,007 · 5 yrs out

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