Certificate (1-2 years)+10% vs national median155 grads tracked
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Tidewater Community College
Ranked 48th of 139 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$46,497
middle 50%: $34,107 – $66,839
Median · 5 years out
$65,106
middle 50%: $44,962 – $81,357
Median · 10 years out
$60,837
middle 50%: $42,214 – $75,281
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Engineering certificate holders earn $46k in their first year. Median salaries reach $61k after ten years.
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
6.5 yrs
≈ $7,307 total interest
Same major at other universities
Virginia Peninsula Community College
$66,937 · 5 yrs out
Marion Technical College
$66,619 · 5 yrs out
Hennepin Technical College
$66,382 · 5 yrs out
Western Iowa Tech Community College
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
L. E. Fletcher Technical Community College
$65,410 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana Delta Community College
$65,194 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3
$64,645 · 5 yrs out
Texas State Technical College
$64,628 · 5 yrs out
Monroe Community College
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Central Louisiana Technical Community College
$64,005 · 5 yrs out
Lewis and Clark Community College
$63,610 · 5 yrs out
Terra State Community College
$63,394 · 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
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$72,218 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,841 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$69,536 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$68,695 · 5 yrs out
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