Associate-18% vs national median128 grads tracked
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at El Paso Community College
Ranked 324th of 378 associate programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,164
middle 50%: $26,659 – $46,845
Median · 5 years out
$55,261
middle 50%: $37,788 – $68,943
Median · 10 years out
$58,858
middle 50%: $40,342 – $83,557
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
Engineering-related technology associate degree holders earn $35k initially. Median salaries reach $55k at year five and $59k 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
8 yrs
≈ $9,366 total interest
Same major at other universities
Southwestern Illinois College
$55,746 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Community College
$55,746 · 5 yrs out
Carl Sandburg College
$55,621 · 5 yrs out
Jefferson Community College
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Rogers State University
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Dalton State College
$55,374 · 5 yrs out
Pikes Peak State College
$55,100 · 5 yrs out
Southern Maine Community College
$55,060 · 5 yrs out
Rend Lake College
$54,993 · 5 yrs out
State Technical College of Missouri
$54,576 · 5 yrs out
Finger Lakes Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$54,199 · 5 yrs out
Holyoke Community College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at El Paso Community College
Fire Protection (Associate)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$85,722 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$77,857 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$77,847 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$72,598 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$69,348 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$69,240 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$67,497 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$66,247 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$65,717 · 5 yrs out
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