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Associate+12% vs national median933 grads tracked

Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Portland Community College

Ranked 81st of 378 associate programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$60,461
middle 50%: $43,688 – $74,117
Median · 5 years out
$74,935
middle 50%: $54,623 – $89,734
Median · 10 years out
$86,568
middle 50%: $67,570 – $106,309

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

Graduates of Portland Community College's associate program in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians earn a median $60,461 one year after graduating, rising to $86,568 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 12% above the national median of $67,142 for this field, ranking 81st of 378 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?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
5.3 yrs
≈ $5,742 total interest

Same major at other universities

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 11
$75,525 · 5 yrs out
Springfield Technical Community College
$75,511 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$75,444 · 5 yrs out
Three Rivers Community College
$75,391 · 5 yrs out
Triton College
$75,329 · 5 yrs out
Del Mar College
$75,063 · 5 yrs out
Tunxis Community College
$74,768 · 5 yrs out
Central Virginia Community College
$74,729 · 5 yrs out
Northern Essex Community College
$74,696 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Farmingdale
$74,643 · 5 yrs out
Alvin Community College
$74,586 · 5 yrs out
Bossier Parish Community College
$74,586 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Portland Community College

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$101,061 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$99,460 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$97,859 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$93,265 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$87,244 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$85,856 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Associate)
$85,137 · 5 yrs out
Air Transportation (Associate)
$85,137 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$84,610 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$84,509 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$84,284 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$79,996 · 5 yrs out

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