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Certificate (under 1 year)+5% vs national median82 grads tracked

Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians at Trident Technical College

Ranked 13th of 40 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$57,301
middle 50%: $45,999 – $66,213
Median · 5 years out
$69,400
middle 50%: $50,710 – $84,083
Median · 10 years out
$71,529
middle 50%: $56,595 – $84,610

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Trident Technical College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians earn a median $57,301 one year after graduating, rising to $71,529 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 5% above the national median of $66,172 for this field, ranking 13th of 40 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
5.7 yrs
≈ $6,170 total interest

Same major at other universities

Kankakee Community College
$80,205 · 5 yrs out
Lake Land College
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Aiken Technical College
$73,376 · 5 yrs out
York Technical College
$71,026 · 5 yrs out
Gateway Community College
$70,970 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$69,841 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Technical College
$67,254 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$66,314 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont Technical College
$66,172 · 5 yrs out
Central Carolina Technical College
$65,534 · 5 yrs out
South Plains College
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Illinois College
$62,818 · 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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