Associate-4% vs national median813 grads tracked
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Terra State Community College
Ranked 204th of 378 associate programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$52,672
middle 50%: $37,207 – $71,728
Median · 5 years out
$64,599
middle 50%: $47,173 – $86,420
Median · 10 years out
$74,593
middle 50%: $55,111 – $96,147
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Engineering-related technology graduates at Terra State Community College earn $53k initially. Median pay reaches $65k by year five and $75k 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
6.2 yrs
≈ $6,761 total interest
Same major at other universities
Riverland Community College
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Spartanburg Community College
$64,849 · 5 yrs out
Kent State University
$64,830 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 7
$64,825 · 5 yrs out
Richland Community College
$64,818 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Maine Community College
$64,599 · 5 yrs out
Mohawk Valley Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$64,578 · 5 yrs out
James A. Rhodes State College
$64,456 · 5 yrs out
Kankakee Community College
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
L. E. Fletcher Technical Community College
$64,308 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$64,138 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Western Community College
$64,102 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Terra State Community College
Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$97,751 · 5 yrs out
Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$97,751 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$85,364 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,278 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$66,382 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$66,080 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$63,394 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$62,994 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$62,520 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$58,858 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$58,858 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Certificate)
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
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