Certificate (under 1 year)+24% vs national median330 grads tracked
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians at Panola College
Ranked 4th of 37 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$50,869
middle 50%: $33,372 – $75,586
Median · 5 years out
$84,000
middle 50%: $55,935 – $117,172
Median · 10 years out
$64,402
middle 50%: $46,571 – $102,529
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Industrial Production Technologies graduates from Panola College see median first-year salaries of $51k. Median earnings reach $64k after ten years.
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
5.3 yrs
≈ $6,111 total interest
Same major at other universities
Frank Phillips College
$107,201 · 5 yrs out
Kilgore College
$94,656 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Northwest
$88,826 · 5 yrs out
Owens Community College
$80,729 · 5 yrs out
Trident Technical College
$75,634 · 5 yrs out
Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
$70,298 · 5 yrs out
Lone Star College System
$67,498 · 5 yrs out
Sinclair Community College
$65,810 · 5 yrs out
Dixie Technical College
$63,214 · 5 yrs out
Brightpoint Community College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Tri-County Technical College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Black Hawk College
$62,446 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Panola College
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$91,284 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$91,284 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$84,400 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$78,278 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$74,925 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate)
$74,110 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$55,111 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$55,111 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$49,508 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate)
$47,035 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate)
$47,035 · 5 yrs out
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