Certificate (under 1 year)+57% vs national median430 grads tracked
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians at Northern Virginia Community College
Ranked 1st of 51 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$67,967
middle 50%: $46,240 – $99,932
Median · 5 years out
$105,430
middle 50%: $70,965 – $139,890
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Northern Virginia Community College Electrical Engineering Techs earn $68k in year 1. The median salary jumps to $105k in year 5.
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
4.2 yrs
≈ $4,668 total interest
Same major at other universities
Victoria College
$99,377 · 5 yrs out
Arapahoe Community College
$93,789 · 5 yrs out
Owens Community College
$82,803 · 5 yrs out
Paris Junior College
$80,415 · 5 yrs out
Eastfield College
$78,738 · 5 yrs out
Terra State Community College
$78,529 · 5 yrs out
Collin County Community College District
$78,110 · 5 yrs out
Richland College
$77,125 · 5 yrs out
Hawkeye Community College
$76,903 · 5 yrs out
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Peninsula Community College
$75,158 · 5 yrs out
Trident Technical College
$74,986 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Northern Virginia Community College
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$103,697 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$100,794 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Certificate)
$95,510 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$95,189 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades, General (Associate)
$95,189 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$92,628 · 5 yrs out
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Associate)
$87,210 · 5 yrs out
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$86,799 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Associate)
$86,785 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Certificate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$81,419 · 5 yrs out
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