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Certificate (under 1 year)+6% vs national median98 grads tracked

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

Ranked 67th of 191 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$66,514
middle 50%: $50,050 – $80,289
Median · 5 years out
$65,986
middle 50%: $50,995 – $89,353
Median · 10 years out
$72,585
middle 50%: $48,639 – $89,880

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Edison State Community College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians earn a median $66,514 one year after graduating, rising to $72,585 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 6% above the national median of $62,462 for this field, ranking 67th of 191 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
5.4 yrs
≈ $5,618 total interest

Same major at other universities

Tyler Junior College
$67,104 · 5 yrs out
Gateway Community College
$66,741 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$66,595 · 5 yrs out
Three Rivers Community College
$66,514 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Quinsigamond Community College
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$65,800 · 5 yrs out
Middlesex Community College
$65,669 · 5 yrs out
Utah State University
$65,493 · 5 yrs out
Laurel Ridge Community College
$65,353 · 5 yrs out
Linn-Benton Community College
$65,122 · 5 yrs out
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
$65,081 · 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
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$71,728 · 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
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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