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Associate-22% vs national median76 grads tracked

Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians at Zane State College

Ranked 32nd of 34 associate programs in Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$39,242
middle 50%: $29,458 – $54,051
Median · 5 years out
$48,736
middle 50%: $36,215 – $55,817
Median · 10 years out
$58,065
middle 50%: $47,119 – $75,158

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of Zane State College's associate program in Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians earn a median $39,242 one year after graduating, rising to $58,065 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 22% below the national median of $62,278 for this field, ranking 32nd of 34 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
8.3 yrs
≈ $9,571 total interest

Same major at other universities

Terra State Community College
$54,898 · 5 yrs out
Austin Community College
$54,173 · 5 yrs out
Holyoke Community College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Ozarks Technical Community College
$52,793 · 5 yrs out
Sinclair Community College
$52,354 · 5 yrs out
Belmont College
$50,311 · 5 yrs out
Western Dakota Technical College
$48,715 · 5 yrs out
Mountain Empire Community College
$42,505 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Zane State College

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,301 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,118 · 5 yrs out
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$60,442 · 5 yrs out
Community Organization and Advocacy (Associate)
$58,659 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other (Associate)
$56,312 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$54,845 · 5 yrs out
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Associate)
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (Associate)
$52,165 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$51,223 · 5 yrs out

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