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Certificate (under 1 year)+1% vs national median459 grads tracked

Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Terra State Community College

Ranked 85th of 191 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$56,417
middle 50%: $41,140 – $78,195
Median · 5 years out
$62,994
middle 50%: $41,424 – $79,032
Median · 10 years out
$69,154
middle 50%: $42,371 – $93,118

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

Terra State Community College certificate holders in Engineering Technologies earn a median of $56k in their first year. Ten-year median earnings for this group reach $69k.

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
6.1 yrs
≈ $6,527 total interest

Same major at other universities

Tarrant County College District
$64,189 · 5 yrs out
Central Lakes College
$64,175 · 5 yrs out
Lakeland Community College
$64,138 · 5 yrs out
Rochester Community and Technical College
$63,936 · 5 yrs out
Midland College
$63,240 · 5 yrs out
Alvin Community College
$62,994 · 5 yrs out
Northeast Iowa Community College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Peninsula Community College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Sauk Valley Community College
$62,520 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$62,462 · 5 yrs out
Amarillo College
$62,401 · 5 yrs out
Saint Louis Community College
$62,075 · 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 (Certificate)
$79,314 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$78,529 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,278 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$73,376 · 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 (Associate)
$64,599 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$63,394 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$62,520 · 5 yrs out

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