Certificate (under 1 year)+7% vs national median539 grads tracked
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers at North Lake College
Ranked 10th of 41 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Electrical and Power Transmission Installers by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$73,302
middle 50%: $55,773 – $89,649
Median · 5 years out
$81,381
middle 50%: $63,387 – $103,208
Median · 10 years out
$91,685
middle 50%: $68,626 – $119,047
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers at North Lake College earn $73k initially. Median pay increases to $81k by year five.
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
4.6 yrs
≈ $4,801 total interest
Same major at other universities
Trinidad State College
$101,327 · 5 yrs out
Portland Community College
$101,061 · 5 yrs out
Lee College
$99,994 · 5 yrs out
Brazosport College
$90,582 · 5 yrs out
Lamar Institute of Technology
$89,305 · 5 yrs out
South Plains College
$86,981 · 5 yrs out
Mountainland Technical College
$79,444 · 5 yrs out
Western Texas College
$79,032 · 5 yrs out
Davis Technical College
$76,393 · 5 yrs out
Emily Griffith Technical College
$75,908 · 5 yrs out
Ogden-Weber Technical College
$75,265 · 5 yrs out
Trident Technical College
$75,253 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at North Lake College
Construction Trades (Associate)
$93,187 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$93,187 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Associate)
$90,582 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Certificate)
$82,121 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$81,381 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$81,157 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Associate)
$81,043 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$81,043 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$78,781 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$77,273 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Certificate)
$76,525 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$73,576 · 5 yrs out