Certificate (under 1 year)+8% vs national median690 grads tracked
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Houston Community College
Ranked 60th of 191 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$49,837
middle 50%: $35,528 – $66,044
Median · 5 years out
$67,631
middle 50%: $46,540 – $88,798
Median · 10 years out
$75,380
middle 50%: $52,268 – $110,004
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Engineering certificate holders at Houston Community College earn $50k in their first year. By year ten, median pay reaches $75k.
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
6.1 yrs
≈ $6,850 total interest
Same major at other universities
Rock Valley College
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
North Central Texas College
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Blue Ridge Community College
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Collin County Community College District
$68,702 · 5 yrs out
Middle Georgia State University
$68,626 · 5 yrs out
Lone Star College System
$67,750 · 5 yrs out
Tyler Junior College
$67,104 · 5 yrs out
Gateway Community College
$66,741 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$66,595 · 5 yrs out
Three Rivers Community College
$66,514 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Quinsigamond Community College
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Houston Community College
Fire Protection (Associate)
$124,854 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$99,334 · 5 yrs out
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$97,476 · 5 yrs out
Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$94,228 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$93,807 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$87,244 · 5 yrs out
Engineering Science (Associate)
$87,244 · 5 yrs out
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$85,242 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$84,025 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$82,991 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$82,328 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$80,200 · 5 yrs out
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