Certificate (under 1 year)+30% vs national median197 grads tracked
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Richland College
Ranked 22nd of 191 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$60,342
middle 50%: $39,861 – $86,636
Median · 5 years out
$81,373
middle 50%: $57,372 – $104,398
Median · 10 years out
$74,168
middle 50%: $52,460 – $101,945
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
Richland College engineering certificate graduates see median first-year salaries of $60k. Ten-year median earnings are $74k.
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
5.1 yrs
≈ $5,561 total interest
Same major at other universities
Lee College
$83,885 · 5 yrs out
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
North Lake College
$81,157 · 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
Other majors at Richland College
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$112,298 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$110,315 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$77,193 · 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
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