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Associate-5% vs national median124 grads tracked

Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians at Tidewater Community College

Ranked 31st of 45 associate programs in Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$46,663
middle 50%: $34,840 – $70,012
Median · 5 years out
$60,837
middle 50%: $47,939 – $76,854
Median · 10 years out
$72,014
middle 50%: $53,444 – $103,931

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of Tidewater Community College's associate program in Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians earn a median $46,663 one year after graduating, rising to $72,014 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 5% below the national median of $63,832 for this field, ranking 31st of 45 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
6.7 yrs
≈ $7,538 total interest

Same major at other universities

SUNY Broome Community College
$63,249 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Canton
$63,134 · 5 yrs out
Hawkeye Community College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
$62,590 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Western Community College
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
Southeast Technical College
$61,205 · 5 yrs out
Montana Technological University
$60,696 · 5 yrs out
Central Maine Community College
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
Sinclair Community College
$60,144 · 5 yrs out
Midlands Technical College
$60,076 · 5 yrs out
Belmont College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
James A. Rhodes State College
$57,334 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Tidewater Community College

Engineering (Associate)
$81,090 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$81,090 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$80,325 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$78,072 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$76,554 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$74,996 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$74,643 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$74,643 · 5 yrs out
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$72,218 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Certificate)
$70,012 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,841 · 5 yrs out

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