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Associate+5% vs national median141 grads tracked

Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians at Cincinnati State Technical & Community College

Ranked 17th of 40 associate programs in Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$29,825
middle 50%: $22,497 – $38,368
Median · 5 years out
$41,424
middle 50%: $31,905 – $56,563
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians (associate) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Cincinnati State Technical & Community College's associate program in Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians earn a median $29,825 one year after graduating, rising to $41,424 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 5% above the national median of $39,467 for this field, ranking 17th of 40 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
11.1 yrs
≈ $12,906 total interest

Same major at other universities

Houston Community College
$43,948 · 5 yrs out
Northern Essex Community College
$43,722 · 5 yrs out
Hennepin Technical College
$43,347 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$42,146 · 5 yrs out
South Plains College
$41,525 · 5 yrs out
Mount Wachusett Community College
$41,424 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$41,244 · 5 yrs out
Amarillo College
$40,944 · 5 yrs out
Trident Technical College
$40,883 · 5 yrs out
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Western Community College
$39,467 · 5 yrs out
Ohio University
$39,242 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Cincinnati State Technical & Community College

Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$103,197 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$84,631 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$76,734 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$76,680 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$75,070 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$74,364 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Associate)
$73,650 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,224 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$71,690 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$71,487 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$70,474 · 5 yrs out

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