Associate-7% vs national median495 grads tracked
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Florence - Darlington Technical College
Ranked 243rd of 378 associate programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$46,463
middle 50%: $34,385 – $61,878
Median · 5 years out
$62,336
middle 50%: $46,759 – $78,448
Median · 10 years out
$71,084
middle 50%: $50,697 – $96,276
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
Engineering technician graduates from Florence-Darlington Technical College earn $46k initially. Salaries reach $62k by year five and $71k by year ten.
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
6.6 yrs
≈ $7,462 total interest
Same major at other universities
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 12
$62,638 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont Technical College
$62,616 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$62,520 · 5 yrs out
North Central State College
$62,468 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii Maui College
$62,393 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
$62,340 · 5 yrs out
Vermilion Community College
$62,322 · 5 yrs out
Central Maine Community College
$62,268 · 5 yrs out
Palo Alto College
$62,224 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$62,192 · 5 yrs out
State Fair Community College
$62,158 · 5 yrs out
Aims Community College
$62,119 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Florence - Darlington Technical College
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$74,055 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$73,271 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$72,599 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$68,626 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$68,626 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,327 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$67,352 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$64,499 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$59,143 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Associate)
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$57,471 · 5 yrs out
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