Certificate (under 1 year)-6% vs national median1,064 grads tracked
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Sinclair Community College
Ranked 116th of 191 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$47,516
middle 50%: $34,887 – $66,043
Median · 5 years out
$58,527
middle 50%: $40,590 – $79,758
Median · 10 years out
$65,353
middle 50%: $45,927 – $91,987
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
Engineering technicians from Sinclair Community College earn a $47,516 median salary in year one. Earnings reach $65,353 by year ten.
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
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,628 total interest
Same major at other universities
Lamar State College - Port Arthur
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Wabash Valley College
$59,452 · 5 yrs out
McHenry County College
$59,307 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$59,238 · 5 yrs out
Tri-County Technical College
$58,659 · 5 yrs out
Waubonsee Community College
$58,574 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$58,150 · 5 yrs out
Angelina College
$58,040 · 5 yrs out
Pueblo Community College
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
Black Hawk College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Temple College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Orangeburg - Calhoun Technical College
$56,877 · 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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