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Associate-11% vs national median287 grads tracked

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians at Tidewater Community College

Ranked 60th of 92 associate programs in Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$60,810
middle 50%: $45,187 – $77,241
Median · 5 years out
$67,454
middle 50%: $51,550 – $86,059
Median · 10 years out
$73,052
middle 50%: $52,283 – $96,524

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

Graduates of Tidewater Community College's associate program in Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians earn a median $60,810 one year after graduating, rising to $73,052 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 11% below the national median of $75,872 for this field, ranking 60th of 92 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
5.6 yrs
≈ $5,980 total interest

Same major at other universities

South Louisiana Community College
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3
$68,957 · 5 yrs out
Suffolk County Community College
$68,838 · 5 yrs out
Erie Community College
$68,626 · 5 yrs out
University of Rio Grande - Rio Grande Community College
$68,274 · 5 yrs out
El Paso Community College
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 7
$67,319 · 5 yrs out
Sinclair Community College
$67,042 · 5 yrs out
Washington State Community College
$67,042 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4
$66,474 · 5 yrs out
Terra State Community College
$66,382 · 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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