Associate+11% vs national median208 grads tracked
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Alvin Community College
Ranked 86th of 378 associate programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$55,546
middle 50%: $37,041 – $73,331
Median · 5 years out
$74,586
middle 50%: $52,893 – $100,243
Median · 10 years out
$88,374
middle 50%: $69,418 – $121,578
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Alvin Community College engineering graduates start with $56k. Median salaries reach $88k by year ten.
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
5.5 yrs
≈ $6,099 total interest
Same major at other universities
Triton College
$75,329 · 5 yrs out
Del Mar College
$75,063 · 5 yrs out
Portland Community College
$74,935 · 5 yrs out
Tunxis Community College
$74,768 · 5 yrs out
Central Virginia Community College
$74,729 · 5 yrs out
Northern Essex Community College
$74,696 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Farmingdale
$74,643 · 5 yrs out
Bossier Parish Community College
$74,586 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University - Institute of Technology
$74,515 · 5 yrs out
Edison State Community College
$73,997 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Fort Wayne
$73,994 · 5 yrs out
Bluefield State University
$73,979 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Alvin Community College
Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$143,822 · 5 yrs out
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$143,822 · 5 yrs out
Science Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$139,210 · 5 yrs out
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$139,210 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$88,993 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$80,660 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$74,219 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$73,728 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$73,271 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Associate)
$69,536 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Associate)
$69,536 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$69,384 · 5 yrs out
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