Certificate (1-2 years)-12% vs national median953 grads tracked
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Sinclair Community College
Ranked 106th of 139 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$40,507
middle 50%: $29,772 – $52,318
Median · 5 years out
$52,342
middle 50%: $39,808 – $67,169
Median · 10 years out
$62,258
middle 50%: $49,531 – $81,091
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
Engineering technology graduates earn a $41k median salary initially. Earnings reach $52k at five years and $62k 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
7.8 yrs
≈ $8,963 total interest
Same major at other universities
Southeastern Community College
$54,993 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5
$54,757 · 5 yrs out
Lake Land College
$54,563 · 5 yrs out
Laramie County Community College
$54,404 · 5 yrs out
Red Rocks Community College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College
$53,343 · 5 yrs out
Bossier Parish Community College
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$51,737 · 5 yrs out
Ogden-Weber Technical College
$51,627 · 5 yrs out
Kauai Community College
$51,600 · 5 yrs out
Gateway Community College
$51,062 · 5 yrs out
Central Oregon Community College
$50,858 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Sinclair Community College
Fire Protection (Associate)
$99,192 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$85,788 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Associate)
$84,796 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$82,803 · 5 yrs out
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences (Certificate)
$80,863 · 5 yrs out
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations (Certificate)
$80,863 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$77,702 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Engineering (Associate)
$74,186 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$72,518 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$72,273 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$72,273 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,014 · 5 yrs out
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