Associate+15% vs national median280 grads tracked
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Richland College
Ranked 69th of 378 associate programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$65,011
middle 50%: $45,751 – $86,663
Median · 5 years out
$77,193
middle 50%: $54,178 – $105,273
Median · 10 years out
$81,403
middle 50%: $58,998 – $107,668
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
Richland College engineering technology graduates earn $65k in their first year. By year ten, the median salary is $81k.
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 yrs
≈ $5,379 total interest
Same major at other universities
Itasca Community College
$79,032 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$78,214 · 5 yrs out
Fairmont State University
$78,170 · 5 yrs out
Naugatuck Valley Community College
$78,149 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Louisiana University
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Queensborough Community College-CUNY
$77,373 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$76,582 · 5 yrs out
Moraine Valley Community College
$76,251 · 5 yrs out
Utah Valley University
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Northern Virginia Community College
$75,548 · 5 yrs out
Manchester Community College
$75,525 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 11
$75,525 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Richland College
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$81,373 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$77,125 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Certificate)
$75,819 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$74,415 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$67,967 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Associate)
$66,409 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$65,910 · 5 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Associate)
$65,122 · 5 yrs out
Teaching Assistants/Aides (Associate)
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
Education (Associate)
$63,240 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
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