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Associate+6% vs national median42 grads tracked

Agricultural Production Operations at Lake Area Technical College

Ranked 8th of 27 associate programs in Agricultural Production Operations by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$38,967
middle 50%: $29,336 – $51,576
Median · 5 years out
$51,223
middle 50%: $42,505 – $60,342
Median · 10 years out
$62,818
middle 50%: $44,129 – $82,803

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Agricultural Production Operations (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of Lake Area Technical College's associate program in Agricultural Production Operations earn a median $38,967 one year after graduating, rising to $62,818 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 6% above the national median of $48,177 for this field, ranking 8th of 27 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
8 yrs
≈ $9,271 total interest

Same major at other universities

Blue Mountain Community College
$55,746 · 5 yrs out
Rend Lake College
$55,181 · 5 yrs out
South Central College
$54,993 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$53,578 · 5 yrs out
Mitchell Technical College
$51,929 · 5 yrs out
Lake Land College
$51,789 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina State University
$51,142 · 5 yrs out
Northeast Iowa Community College
$49,927 · 5 yrs out
Lincoln Land Community College
$49,703 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Lakes Community College
$49,482 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Wabash Valley College
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
$48,177 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Lake Area Technical College

Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Associate)
$71,850 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$57,662 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$56,697 · 5 yrs out
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$56,697 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$56,363 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources and Conservation (Associate)
$56,363 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Associate)
$56,363 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$56,225 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$55,653 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural Business and Management (Associate)
$55,504 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$55,122 · 5 yrs out

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