Certificate (1-2 years)+13% vs national median255 grads tracked
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Virginia Peninsula Community College
Ranked 41st of 139 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$59,695
middle 50%: $45,671 – $76,908
Median · 5 years out
$66,937
middle 50%: $55,522 – $84,009
Median · 10 years out
$73,075
middle 50%: $59,848 – $94,009
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-related technology certificate holders earn a median of $60k in their first year. Median salaries reach $73k 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
5.7 yrs
≈ $6,085 total interest
Same major at other universities
Salt Lake Community College
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
Columbia Gorge Community College
$68,002 · 5 yrs out
St. Cloud Technical and Community College
$67,936 · 5 yrs out
Saint Louis Community College
$67,646 · 5 yrs out
Northern Virginia Community College
$67,373 · 5 yrs out
Indian Hills Community College
$67,299 · 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
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Lincoln Trail College
$65,194 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana Delta Community College
$65,194 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Virginia Peninsula Community College
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$85,664 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$82,185 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$81,577 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$81,577 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,948 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$75,158 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$74,571 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$74,491 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$74,333 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,770 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$71,911 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Certificate)
$70,506 · 5 yrs out
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