College ROI

Smarter Choices, Brighter Futures
Back to Miscellaneous Engineering Technologies

Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians.

Associate's Degree•31 Institutions

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.

Annual Full Cost vs. Median Earnings

Each dot represents one program at an institution. Shows the spread of annual sticker price (or net price if sticker price is unavailable) vs earnings 4 years post-grad.

Field Median ($65,106)
P25-P75 Interval ($51,273 - $86,200)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)

SAT Average vs. Median Earnings

Each dot represents one program at an institution, plotted by that institution's average SAT score. SAT scores describe the school's undergraduate admissions overall, not this program, and come from enrollees who submitted scores.

Overall Median ($65,106)
P25-P75 Interval ($51,273 - $86,200)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
No trend line: fewer than 30 schools on the axis

Acceptance Rate vs. Median Earnings

Each dot represents one program at an institution, plotted by that institution's undergraduate acceptance rate, with the most selective schools on the right. Schools without a reported rate are grouped on the left.

Overall Median ($65,106)
P25-P75 Interval ($51,273 - $86,200)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
No trend line: fewer than 30 schools on the axis

These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →

Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
San Juan College
Farmington
NM
$87,341
Nat: $77,094
5yr Post-Grad
$2,104
/yr
-
+$375k
Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach
AL
$87,340
Nat: $77,094
4yr Post-Grad
$15,834
/yr
$16,750
+$365k
Odessa College
Odessa
TX
$86,200
Nat: $77,094
5yr Post-Grad
$5,895
/yr
-
+$358k
Southeast Community College Area
Lincoln
NE
$74,993
Nat: $77,094
4yr Post-Grad
$4,223
/yr
-
+$276k
Waldorf University
Forest City
IA
$71,592
Nat: $77,094
4yr Post-Grad
$24,003
/yr
$20,069
+$209k
Del Mar College
Corpus Christi
TX
$65,106
Nat: $77,094
4yr Post-Grad
$5,439
/yr
-
+$184k
Texas State Technical College
Waco
TX
$57,050
Nat: $77,094
4yr Post-Grad
$13,663
/yr
$12,792
+$92k
Kilgore College
Kilgore
TX
$53,450
Nat: $77,094
5yr Post-Grad
$6,362
/yr
-
+$60k
University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage
AK
$51,273
Nat: $77,094
2yr Post-Grad
$13,077
/yr
-
+$57k
GateWay Community College
Phoenix
AZ
-
Nat: $77,094
$12,137
/yr
-
-$0
Trinidad State College
Trinidad
CO
-
Nat: $77,094
$6,042
/yr
-
-$0
Goodwin University
East Hartford
CT
-
Nat: $77,094
$31,759
/yr
-
-$0
Honolulu Community College
Honolulu
HI
-
Nat: $77,094
$8,377
/yr
-
-$0
Anne Arundel Community College
Arnold
MD
-
Nat: $77,094
$8,888
/yr
-
-$0
Grand Rapids Community College
Grand Rapids
MI
-
Nat: $77,094
$3,357
/yr
-
-$0
Grand Island
NE
-
Nat: $77,094
$6,870
/yr
-
-$0
Portales
NM
-
Nat: $77,094
$5,238
/yr
-
-$0
Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus
Roswell
NM
-
Nat: $77,094
$4,506
/yr
-
-$0
Linn-Benton Community College
Albany
OR
-
Nat: $77,094
$11,308
/yr
-
-$0
Lee College
Baytown
TX
-
Nat: $77,094
$6,744
/yr
-
-$0
College of the Mainland
Texas City
TX
-
Nat: $77,094
$447
/yr
-
-$0
San Jacinto Community College
Pasadena
TX
-
Nat: $77,094
$1,807
/yr
-
-$0
Edmonds College
Lynnwood
WA
-
Nat: $77,094
$24,646
/yr
-
-$0
Fox Valley Technical College
Appleton
WI
-
Nat: $77,094
$15,585
/yr
-
-$0
Lakeshore Technical College
Cleveland
WI
-
Nat: $77,094
$16,446
/yr
-
-$0
Northcentral Technical College
Wausau
WI
-
Nat: $77,094
$12,582
/yr
-
-$0
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus
Gurabo
PR
-
Nat: $77,094
$7,134
/yr
-
-$0
Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College
Ruidoso
NM
-
Nat: $77,094
$3,567
/yr
-
-$0
Lamar Institute of Technology
Beaumont
TX
-
Nat: $77,094
$9,860
/yr
-
-$0
Tulsa
OK
$48,533
Nat: $77,094
4yr Post-Grad
$31,585
/yr
-
-$24k
Carl Albert State College
Poteau
OK
$43,322
Nat: $77,094
5yr Post-Grad
$10,956
/yr
-
-$47k
Analysis Notes:
  • Lifetime Value Added: Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes.
  • Avg Net Price: The average price paid by students who receive federal financial aid (grants/loans).