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Associate+21% vs national median30 grads tracked

Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians at San Antonio College

Ranked 8th of 21 associate programs in Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$52,636
middle 50%: $39,425 – $79,787
Median · 5 years out
$87,772
middle 50%: $54,615 – $165,855
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (associate) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of San Antonio College's associate program in Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians earn a median $52,636 one year after graduating, rising to $87,772 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 21% above the national median of $72,585 for this field, ranking 8th of 21 reporting programs.

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
≈ $5,876 total interest

Same major at other universities

Trinidad State College
$112,807 · 5 yrs out
Odessa College
$104,398 · 5 yrs out
Lee College
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
College of the Mainland
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Lamar Institute of Technology
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
San Jacinto Community College District
$89,645 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$86,367 · 5 yrs out
Del Mar College
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$71,857 · 5 yrs out
Honolulu Community College
$71,649 · 5 yrs out
Kilgore College
$71,605 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at San Antonio College

Fire Protection (Associate)
$107,726 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$86,677 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$84,275 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$77,273 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$71,251 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$71,251 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$68,333 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Associate)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Associate)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$63,593 · 5 yrs out

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