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Associate-12% vs national median49 grads tracked

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians at Southern State Community College

Ranked 119th of 171 associate programs in Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$54,522
middle 50%: $40,511 – $67,835
Median · 5 years out
$64,930
middle 50%: $57,105 – $80,472
Median · 10 years out
$75,329
middle 50%: $57,372 – $93,428

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of Southern State Community College's associate program in Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians earn a median $54,522 one year after graduating, rising to $75,329 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 12% below the national median of $73,392 for this field, ranking 119th of 171 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 yrs
≈ $6,587 total interest

Same major at other universities

North Central State College
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
Nassau Community College
$65,353 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Western Community College
$65,353 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$65,353 · 5 yrs out
Jefferson College
$65,194 · 5 yrs out
James A. Rhodes State College
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Fulton-Montgomery Community College
$64,834 · 5 yrs out
Mitchell Technical College
$64,798 · 5 yrs out
Aiken Technical College
$64,798 · 5 yrs out
Chemeketa Community College
$64,628 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Lincoln Trail College
$63,808 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Community College
$63,394 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Southern State Community College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$65,566 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$61,594 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$58,511 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$57,346 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$53,783 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$53,735 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$52,354 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$51,789 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$51,789 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Analysis (Associate)
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$47,224 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other (Associate)
$46,435 · 5 yrs out

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