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Certificate (1-2 years)-5% vs national median585 grads tracked

Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Cuyahoga Community College

Ranked 90th of 139 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$41,539
middle 50%: $29,336 – $55,739
Median · 5 years out
$56,239
middle 50%: $41,410 – $80,376
Median · 10 years out
$59,353
middle 50%: $46,093 – $97,592

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

Cuyahoga Community College certificate holders in engineering technologies earn $41,539 in year one. Median earnings reach $56,239 after five years and $59,353 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?

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
7.5 yrs
≈ $8,488 total interest

Same major at other universities

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
Hudson Valley Community College
$56,574 · 5 yrs out
Parkland College
$56,363 · 5 yrs out
Richland Community College
$56,249 · 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
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
$55,592 · 5 yrs out
Casper College
$55,573 · 5 yrs out
John A. Logan College
$55,464 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Cuyahoga Community College

Fire Protection (Associate)
$102,996 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other (Associate)
$77,755 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$73,075 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$72,793 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$72,429 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$71,026 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$67,112 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$66,438 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$66,438 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$65,847 · 5 yrs out
Public Health (Associate)
$63,610 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$63,078 · 5 yrs out

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