Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General programs in Virginia
16 schools in Virginia 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 Virginia
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians in Virginia earn a median of $79,540 a year across 4,670 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 Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other | $98,410 | 3,720 |
| Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $67,100 | 1,480 |
| Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $66,310 | 1,270 |
| Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians | $74,880 | 570 |
| Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians | $81,040 | 270 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Community College Weyers Cave | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Central Virginia Community College Lynchburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Central Virginia Community College Lynchburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Danville Community College Danville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Danville Community College Danville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Germanna Community College Locust Grove | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| J Sargeant Reynolds Community College Richmond | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Laurel Ridge Community College Middletown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| New River Community College Dublin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Northern Virginia Community College Annandale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Northern Virginia Community College Annandale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Patrick & Henry Community College Martinsville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Rappahannock Community College Glenns | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Rappahannock Community College Glenns | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Tidewater Community College Norfolk | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Virginia Western Community College Roanoke | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
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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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.