Associate-16% vs national median204 grads tracked
Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services at Tri-County Technical College
Ranked 71st of 82 associate programs in Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services 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 Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Communications Technologies graduates from Tri-County Technical College earn a median $26k initially. Ten-year pay reaches $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?
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
12.6 yrs
≈ $15,539 total interest
Same major at other universities
Monroe Community College
$36,037 · 5 yrs out
Adirondack Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$36,019 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Valley Community College District
$35,666 · 5 yrs out
Central Maine Community College
$35,666 · 5 yrs out
Leeward Community College
$35,626 · 5 yrs out
Bossier Parish Community College
$34,915 · 5 yrs out
Onondaga Community College
$34,435 · 5 yrs out
Ozarks Technical Community College
$34,228 · 5 yrs out
Lane Community College
$34,002 · 5 yrs out
Moberly Area Community College
$33,005 · 5 yrs out
Lake Land College
$33,005 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
$32,883 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Tri-County Technical College
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$74,200 · 5 yrs out
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General (Associate)
$73,728 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,332 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$68,877 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$66,109 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$65,092 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (Certificate)
$60,546 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$59,577 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$59,105 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$59,105 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$58,659 · 5 yrs out