Certificate (1-2 years)0% vs national median496 grads tracked
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians at Sinclair Community College
Ranked 7th of 10 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$36,701
middle 50%: $28,661 – $47,383
Median · 5 years out
$49,813
middle 50%: $37,432 – $63,510
Median · 10 years out
$61,620
middle 50%: $48,376 – $78,733
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies graduates see a first-year median salary of $37k. After ten years, median earnings rise to $62k.
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
8.3 yrs
≈ $9,744 total interest
Same major at other universities
Central Virginia Community College
$88,299 · 5 yrs out
Onondaga Community College
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Peninsula Community College
$66,891 · 5 yrs out
Danville Community College
$66,514 · 5 yrs out
Cuyahoga Community College
$55,621 · 5 yrs out
Gateway Community College
$51,062 · 5 yrs out
Middle Georgia State University
$45,210 · 5 yrs out
Columbus State Community College
$42,833 · 5 yrs out
Wytheville Community College
$39,163 · 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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