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Certificate (under 1 year)+7% vs national median486 grads tracked

Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Greenville Technical College

Ranked 63rd of 191 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$55,092
middle 50%: $39,482 – $72,371
Median · 5 years out
$66,595
middle 50%: $49,022 – $88,148
Median · 10 years out
$71,682
middle 50%: $57,175 – $93,589

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

Graduates of Greenville Technical College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians earn a median $55,092 one year after graduating, rising to $71,682 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 7% above the national median of $62,462 for this field, ranking 63rd of 191 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
5.9 yrs
≈ $6,464 total interest

Same major at other universities

Collin County Community College District
$68,702 · 5 yrs out
Middle Georgia State University
$68,626 · 5 yrs out
Lone Star College System
$67,750 · 5 yrs out
Houston Community College
$67,631 · 5 yrs out
Tyler Junior College
$67,104 · 5 yrs out
Gateway Community College
$66,741 · 5 yrs out
Three Rivers Community College
$66,514 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Quinsigamond Community College
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Edison State Community College
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$65,800 · 5 yrs out
Middlesex Community College
$65,669 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Greenville Technical College

Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$92,587 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$89,755 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$82,004 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$73,228 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$72,966 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$72,966 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$70,261 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,770 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other (Associate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$67,048 · 5 yrs out

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