Associate-4% vs national median224 grads tracked
Data Processing at Aiken Technical College
Ranked 14th of 32 associate programs in Data Processing by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$38,050
middle 50%: $26,791 – $51,929
Median · 5 years out
$53,372
middle 50%: $40,580 – $68,788
Median · 10 years out
$60,508
middle 50%: $47,510 – $81,671
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Data Processing (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Data Processing associate degree graduates from Aiken Technical College start with a median salary of $38k. Compensation increases to $53k at the five-year mark and $61k after ten years.
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
7.9 yrs
≈ $9,182 total interest
Same major at other universities
Kingsborough Community College/CUNY
$59,699 · 5 yrs out
Trident Technical College
$58,123 · 5 yrs out
Richland College
$57,471 · 5 yrs out
Midlands Technical College
$57,424 · 5 yrs out
Navarro College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
York Technical College
$55,609 · 5 yrs out
Queensborough Community College-CUNY
$55,359 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bronx Community College
$52,165 · 5 yrs out
Spartanburg Community College
$51,896 · 5 yrs out
Horry - Georgetown Technical College
$51,357 · 5 yrs out
Delgado Community College
$50,845 · 5 yrs out
Hostos Community College of the City University of New York
$50,129 · 5 yrs out
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$77,362 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$77,362 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$77,141 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$75,708 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$73,376 · 5 yrs out
Science Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$69,917 · 5 yrs out
Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$69,917 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$69,400 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$64,798 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$62,985 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$62,322 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$62,322 · 5 yrs out
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