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Associate+14% vs national median160 grads tracked

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians at Greenville Technical College

Ranked 8th of 28 associate programs in Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$71,899
middle 50%: $56,877 – $93,428
Median · 5 years out
$82,004
middle 50%: $63,671 – $104,573
Median · 10 years out
$84,962
middle 50%: $72,966 – $103,837

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (associate) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Greenville Technical College's associate program in Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians earn a median $71,899 one year after graduating, rising to $84,962 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 14% above the national median of $71,728 for this field, ranking 8th of 28 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
4.6 yrs
≈ $4,865 total interest

Same major at other universities

Lamar Institute of Technology
$102,395 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$96,105 · 5 yrs out
Bossier Parish Community College
$93,187 · 5 yrs out
Heartland Community College
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Dakota County Technical College
$86,929 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
$83,907 · 5 yrs out
Rend Lake College
$78,993 · 5 yrs out
East Central College
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Aiken Technical College
$77,362 · 5 yrs out
Linn-Benton Community College
$75,253 · 5 yrs out
Texas State Technical College
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota North College
$73,958 · 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 (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
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out

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