Program Payoff

Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General programs in North Carolina

16 schools in North Carolina teach this, at certificate or associate level. 1 of them reports what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $28,753 at Wilkes Community College.

What this work pays in North Carolina

Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians in North Carolina earn a median of $58,700 a year across 2,760 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.

Also leads toMedianJobs in North Carolina
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$76,0402,490
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$69,7201,940
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$72,0701,530
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians$63,330800

Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.

Schools

SchoolCredentialMedian debtGraduate earnings, 2 yrsGraduates
Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro Associate's degree $28,753 (18 grads) 10
Davidson-Davie Community College Thomasville Undergraduate certificate not published
Davidson-Davie Community College Thomasville Associate's degree not published
Gaston College Dallas Undergraduate certificate not published
Gaston College Dallas Associate's degree not published 0
Johnston Community College Smithfield Undergraduate certificate not published 18
Johnston Community College Smithfield Associate's degree not published 19
Martin Community College Williamston Undergraduate certificate not published 2
Martin Community College Williamston Associate's degree not published 1
Mayland Community College Spruce Pine Undergraduate certificate not published 5
Mayland Community College Spruce Pine Associate's degree not published 5
McDowell Technical Community College Marion Undergraduate certificate not published
McDowell Technical Community College Marion Associate's degree not published 1
Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro Undergraduate certificate not published 42
Wilson Community College Wilson Undergraduate certificate not published 0
Wilson Community College Wilson Associate's degree not published 2

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.

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Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.