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Certificate (under 1 year)+1% vs national median115 grads tracked

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians at Lakeland Community College

Ranked 11th of 37 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$39,517
middle 50%: $27,054 – $53,520
Median · 5 years out
$68,363
middle 50%: $53,767 – $89,880
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Industrial Production 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 Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians earn a median $39,517 one year after graduating, rising to $68,363 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 1% above the national median of $67,498 for this field, ranking 11th of 37 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
6.6 yrs
≈ $7,755 total interest

Same major at other universities

Owens Community College
$80,729 · 5 yrs out
Trident Technical College
$75,634 · 5 yrs out
Terra State Community College
$73,376 · 5 yrs out
Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
$70,298 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Rock Valley College
$68,521 · 5 yrs out
Lone Star College System
$67,498 · 5 yrs out
Sinclair Community College
$65,810 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Dixie Technical College
$63,214 · 5 yrs out
Brightpoint Community College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Tri-County Technical 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
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$67,203 · 5 yrs out

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