Certificate (under 1 year)+30% vs national median609 grads tracked
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at North Lake College
Ranked 23rd of 191 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$67,961
middle 50%: $53,040 – $85,621
Median · 5 years out
$81,157
middle 50%: $65,486 – $105,552
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report
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
North Lake College graduates in Engineering-Related Technologies earn $68k in their first year. Salaries rise to $81k by year 5.
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
4.8 yrs
≈ $5,104 total interest
Same major at other universities
Northern Essex Community College
$82,929 · 5 yrs out
Marion Technical College
$82,718 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Northwest
$82,551 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Fort Wayne
$82,479 · 5 yrs out
New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York
$82,300 · 5 yrs out
Richland College
$81,373 · 5 yrs out
Uintah Basin Technical College
$79,359 · 5 yrs out
Middlesex Community College
$79,032 · 5 yrs out
Casper College
$78,372 · 5 yrs out
Hawkeye Community College
$77,405 · 5 yrs out
Riverland Community College
$76,854 · 5 yrs out
Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
$76,680 · 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
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$81,381 · 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
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