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Certificate (under 1 year)-3% vs national median124 grads tracked

Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians at Sinclair Community College

Ranked 14th of 20 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$39,998
middle 50%: $29,896 – $53,485
Median · 5 years out
$51,929
middle 50%: $37,668 – $70,489
Median · 10 years out
$60,590
middle 50%: $45,903 – $75,729

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Sinclair Community College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians earn a median $39,998 one year after graduating, rising to $60,590 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 3% below the national median of $53,707 for this field, ranking 14th of 20 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
7.9 yrs
≈ $9,085 total interest

Same major at other universities

Pickens Technical College
$57,619 · 5 yrs out
Terra State Community College
$55,789 · 5 yrs out
Three Rivers Community College
$54,993 · 5 yrs out
Grayson College
$53,707 · 5 yrs out
James A. Rhodes State College
$52,793 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Vista College
$52,165 · 5 yrs out
Texas State Technical College
$51,761 · 5 yrs out
Lamar Institute of Technology
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Saint Philip's College
$51,096 · 5 yrs out
Vernon College
$50,858 · 5 yrs out
Coastal Bend College
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
Laredo College
$39,731 · 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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