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Associate+7% vs national median441 grads tracked

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other at Trident Technical College

Ranked 5th of 15 associate programs in Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$50,012
middle 50%: $36,427 – $68,695
Median · 5 years out
$66,091
middle 50%: $49,566 – $85,589
Median · 10 years out
$77,430
middle 50%: $58,980 – $105,416

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of Trident Technical College's associate program in Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other earn a median $50,012 one year after graduating, rising to $77,430 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 7% above the national median of $61,793 for this field, ranking 5th of 15 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
6.2 yrs
≈ $6,912 total interest

Same major at other universities

Massasoit Community College
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Middlesex Community College
$73,442 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Corning Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$66,514 · 5 yrs out
Des Moines Area Community College
$62,158 · 5 yrs out
Midlands Technical College
$61,793 · 5 yrs out
Tulsa Community College
$56,563 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Northwest
$55,859 · 5 yrs out
Jefferson Community College
$52,435 · 5 yrs out
Florence - Darlington Technical College
$50,676 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Trident Technical College

Engineering (Certificate)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Certificate)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$80,008 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$78,415 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$78,415 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$75,634 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$75,253 · 5 yrs out
Air Transportation (Certificate)
$75,035 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$74,986 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$74,635 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Certificate)
$73,565 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$72,871 · 5 yrs out

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