Certificate (under 1 year)-4% vs national median320 grads tracked
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Portland Community College
Ranked 108th of 191 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$44,956
middle 50%: $31,104 – $59,253
Median · 5 years out
$60,144
middle 50%: $42,063 – $79,787
Median · 10 years out
$78,948
middle 50%: $38,738 – $97,057
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
Engineering certificate graduates from Portland Community College earn a median $45k in year one. Ten-year earnings grow to $79k.
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
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,736 total interest
Same major at other universities
Northeastern Technical College
$60,869 · 5 yrs out
San Antonio College
$60,785 · 5 yrs out
Brightpoint Community College
$60,696 · 5 yrs out
Community College of Denver
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
Red Rocks Community College
$60,542 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$60,498 · 5 yrs out
Kankakee Community College
$59,996 · 5 yrs out
Lamar State College - Port Arthur
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Wabash Valley College
$59,452 · 5 yrs out
McHenry County College
$59,307 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$59,238 · 5 yrs out
Tri-County Technical College
$58,659 · 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
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
Engineering (Associate)
$79,314 · 5 yrs out
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