Associate-12% vs national median204 grads tracked
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians at Tri-County Technical College
Ranked 37th of 40 associate programs in Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$25,844
middle 50%: $19,124 – $33,804
Median · 5 years out
$34,622
middle 50%: $25,606 – $45,210
Median · 10 years out
$42,371
middle 50%: $29,637 – $60,523
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Audiovisual Communications graduates at Tri-County Technical College start with a median $26k. Ten-year earnings reach $42k.
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
12.6 yrs
≈ $15,539 total interest
Same major at other universities
Middlesex Community College
$36,766 · 5 yrs out
Finger Lakes Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$36,745 · 5 yrs out
Vincennes University
$36,381 · 5 yrs out
Monroe Community College
$36,037 · 5 yrs out
Adirondack Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$36,019 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Central Community College
$35,872 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Valley Community College District
$35,666 · 5 yrs out
Bossier Parish Community College
$34,915 · 5 yrs out
Salt Lake Community College
$34,840 · 5 yrs out
Onondaga Community College
$34,435 · 5 yrs out
Herkimer County Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$32,639 · 5 yrs out
Tompkins Cortland Community College
$32,393 · 5 yrs out
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