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Certificate (1-2 years)+18% vs national median50 grads tracked

Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Linn-Benton Community College

Ranked 25th of 139 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$47,392
middle 50%: $34,252 – $58,019
Median · 5 years out
$70,298
middle 50%: $49,855 – $86,868
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Linn-Benton Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians earn a median $47,392 one year after graduating, rising to $70,298 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 18% above the national median of $59,353 for this field, ranking 25th of 139 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
6.1 yrs
≈ $6,930 total interest

Same major at other universities

Edison State Community College
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Stark State College
$71,482 · 5 yrs out
Arapahoe Community College
$71,115 · 5 yrs out
Onondaga Community College
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Waubonsee Community College
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Mitchell Technical College
$70,441 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$69,841 · 5 yrs out
Dixie Technical College
$69,727 · 5 yrs out
Heartland Community College
$69,441 · 5 yrs out
San Jacinto Community College District
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Anoka Technical College
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Northwest
$68,838 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Linn-Benton Community College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$93,614 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$75,253 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$74,986 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$74,986 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$73,321 · 5 yrs out
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$70,298 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$68,341 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$67,307 · 5 yrs out
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$66,438 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$66,382 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$66,382 · 5 yrs out

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