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Associate-19% vs national median281 grads tracked

Data Processing at Piedmont Technical College

Ranked 27th of 32 associate programs in Data Processing by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$36,972
middle 50%: $26,154 – $50,165
Median · 5 years out
$45,005
middle 50%: $34,188 – $60,837
Median · 10 years out
$56,473
middle 50%: $40,680 – $80,863

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Data Processing (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of Piedmont Technical College's associate program in Data Processing earn a median $36,972 one year after graduating, rising to $56,473 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 19% below the national median of $55,359 for this field, ranking 27th of 32 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
8.9 yrs
≈ $10,413 total interest

Same major at other universities

Tri-County Technical College
$48,703 · 5 yrs out
Great Falls College Montana State University
$46,924 · 5 yrs out
Weatherford College
$46,142 · 5 yrs out
Central Carolina Technical College
$45,382 · 5 yrs out
Orangeburg - Calhoun Technical College
$45,300 · 5 yrs out
Technical College of the Lowcountry - Beaufort Campus
$45,300 · 5 yrs out
Florence - Darlington Technical College
$44,012 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana State University at Eunice
$39,310 · 5 yrs out
Central Ohio Technical College
$37,984 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Technical College
$37,729 · 5 yrs out
Denmark Technical College
$34,107 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Piedmont Technical College

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,529 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,356 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$72,042 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,734 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$66,723 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$66,172 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$63,270 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$62,616 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$60,021 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$59,222 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$59,222 · 5 yrs out

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