Associate+3% vs national median227 grads tracked
Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services at Tarrant County College District
Ranked 27th of 82 associate programs in Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,406
middle 50%: $25,150 – $46,366
Median · 5 years out
$42,596
middle 50%: $32,038 – $60,738
Median · 10 years out
$53,107
middle 50%: $35,872 – $71,555
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Communications Technologies graduates earn a median of $33k in year one. Ten-year median pay reaches $53k.
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?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
9.7 yrs
≈ $11,450 total interest
Same major at other universities
Hennepin Technical College
$44,060 · 5 yrs out
Northern Essex Community College
$43,722 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$43,523 · 5 yrs out
Kapiolani Community College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
South Central College
$42,660 · 5 yrs out
York County Community College
$42,596 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Fulton-Montgomery Community College
$42,505 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Western Community College
$42,063 · 5 yrs out
Kirkwood Community College
$42,063 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Illinois College
$41,818 · 5 yrs out
Southeast Technical College
$41,635 · 5 yrs out
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$110,938 · 5 yrs out
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$88,103 · 5 yrs out
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$85,733 · 5 yrs out
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$81,164 · 5 yrs out
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$80,595 · 5 yrs out
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$79,409 · 5 yrs out
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$79,409 · 5 yrs out
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$76,921 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$75,919 · 5 yrs out
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$74,031 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Certificate)
$73,347 · 5 yrs out
Geography and Cartography (Certificate)
$73,347 · 5 yrs out