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Certificate (1-2 years)-5% vs national median197 grads tracked

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

Ranked 87th of 139 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$42,353
middle 50%: $31,846 – $53,949
Median · 5 years out
$56,574
middle 50%: $46,582 – $74,729
Median · 10 years out
$73,157
middle 50%: $51,694 – $92,287

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

Hudson Valley Community College graduates in Engineering Technologies earn a $42k median salary in year one. By year ten, earnings reach $73k for this certificate.

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
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,295 total interest

Same major at other universities

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
Metropolitan Community College
$56,933 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 6
$56,579 · 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
Des Moines Area Community College
$55,868 · 5 yrs out
Northland Community and Technical College
$55,849 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Hudson Valley Community College

Construction Trades (Certificate)
$116,662 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$116,662 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$115,618 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$85,435 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$81,387 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$81,210 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$79,641 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$79,444 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$79,423 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$79,423 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$75,030 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$74,369 · 5 yrs out

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