Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General programs in California
44 schools in California teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in California
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians in California earn a median of $86,090 a year across 13,450 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in California |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other | $80,480 | 7,330 |
| Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $83,490 | 7,250 |
| Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $79,070 | 5,710 |
| Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians | $81,550 | 1,850 |
| Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians | $99,000 | 1,560 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Hancock College Santa Maria | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| American River College Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| American River College Sacramento | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Bakersfield College Bakersfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Bakersfield College Bakersfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Butte College Oroville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Butte College Oroville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Cabrillo College Aptos | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Cabrillo College Aptos | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Cerritos College Norwalk | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Cerritos College Norwalk | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Chabot College Hayward | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| City College of San Francisco San Francisco | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| College of Marin Kentfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| College of San Mateo San Mateo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Compton College Compton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| East Los Angeles College Monterey Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Glendale Community College Glendale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Imperial Valley College Imperial | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Laney College Oakland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Las Positas College Livermore | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Las Positas College Livermore | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Madera Community College Madera | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Merced College Merced | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Moorpark College Moorpark | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Mt San Antonio College Walnut | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Mt San Antonio College Walnut | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| National University San Diego | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Norco College Norco | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Ohlone College Fremont | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Pasadena City College Pasadena | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Pasadena City College Pasadena | Associate's degree | — | not published | 209 |
| Riverside City College Riverside | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| San Joaquin Delta College Stockton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Santa Ana College Santa Ana | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Santa Ana College Santa Ana | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Shasta College Redding | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Sierra College Rocklin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Ventura College Ventura | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Ventura College Ventura | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.