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Certificate (under 1 year)+3% vs national median263 grads tracked

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

Ranked 81st of 191 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$46,948
middle 50%: $34,265 – $69,237
Median · 5 years out
$64,138
middle 50%: $49,285 – $102,762
Median · 10 years out
$72,585
middle 50%: $51,929 – $91,284

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 Lakeland Community College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians earn a median $46,948 one year after graduating, rising to $72,585 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 3% above the national median of $62,462 for this field, ranking 81st 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
6.5 yrs
≈ $7,302 total interest

Same major at other universities

Palo Alto College
$64,834 · 5 yrs out
Central Carolina Technical College
$64,718 · 5 yrs out
Bristol Community College
$64,599 · 5 yrs out
Century College
$64,204 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$64,189 · 5 yrs out
Central Lakes College
$64,175 · 5 yrs out
Rochester Community and Technical College
$63,936 · 5 yrs out
Midland College
$63,240 · 5 yrs out
Alvin Community College
$62,994 · 5 yrs out
Terra State Community College
$62,994 · 5 yrs out
Northeast Iowa Community College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Peninsula Community College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Lakeland Community College

Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$111,405 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$105,977 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$97,356 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$92,930 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$92,787 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$89,880 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$79,974 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,415 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$72,568 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$68,363 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,098 · 5 yrs out

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