Associate+10% vs national median297 grads tracked
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians at Central Virginia Community College
Ranked 19th of 92 associate programs in Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$66,779
middle 50%: $45,837 – $86,972
Median · 5 years out
$83,393
middle 50%: $59,586 – $109,833
Median · 10 years out
$91,987
middle 50%: $74,301 – $117,423
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Central Virginia Community College graduates in Industrial Production Technologies earn $67k in year one. Salaries rise to $83k by year five and $92k by year ten.
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
4.8 yrs
≈ $5,123 total interest
Same major at other universities
Purdue University Fort Wayne
$89,353 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$89,353 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$87,571 · 5 yrs out
Paul D. Camp Community College
$86,717 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana Delta Community College
$86,191 · 5 yrs out
Portland Community College
$84,509 · 5 yrs out
Bossier Parish Community College
$83,018 · 5 yrs out
Gateway Community College
$82,803 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
Hawkeye Community College
$81,295 · 5 yrs out
Kent State University
$81,157 · 5 yrs out
Vincennes University
$80,986 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Central Virginia Community College
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$88,299 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$84,962 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$84,323 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$82,447 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$82,447 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$74,729 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$65,723 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$60,523 · 5 yrs out
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General (Associate)
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$59,093 · 5 yrs out
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