Associate-17% vs national median129 grads tracked
Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services at Onondaga Community College
Ranked 72nd of 82 associate programs in Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$25,987
middle 50%: $20,222 – $34,014
Median · 5 years out
$34,435
middle 50%: $26,197 – $43,047
Median · 10 years out
$44,785
middle 50%: $35,581 – $57,124
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
Onondaga Community College’s Communications Tech grads start with $26k. Five-year pay rises to $34k, climbing to $45k 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?
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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
12.3 yrs
≈ $15,278 total interest
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$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
Ozarks Technical Community College
$34,228 · 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
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