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Certificate (1-2 years)+21% vs national median158 grads tracked

Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Edison State Community College

Ranked 19th of 139 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$66,438
middle 50%: $41,079 – $89,305
Median · 5 years out
$71,728
middle 50%: $41,308 – $90,481
Median · 10 years out
$79,787
middle 50%: $54,757 – $122,926

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

Graduates of Edison State Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians earn a median $66,438 one year after graduating, rising to $79,787 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 21% above the national median of $59,353 for this field, ranking 19th of 139 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?

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
5.2 yrs
≈ $5,441 total interest

Same major at other universities

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 10
$76,854 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 12
$75,884 · 5 yrs out
Portland Community College
$74,643 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 11
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 1
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Stark State College
$71,482 · 5 yrs out
Arapahoe Community College
$71,115 · 5 yrs out
Onondaga Community College
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Waubonsee Community College
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Mitchell Technical College
$70,441 · 5 yrs out
Linn-Benton Community College
$70,298 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Edison State Community College

Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$75,672 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$73,997 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$73,872 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$67,669 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$66,937 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General (Certificate)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Systems Engineering (Associate)
$61,332 · 5 yrs out

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