Program Payoff

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians programs in Iowa

20 schools in Iowa teach this, at certificate or associate level. 4 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $64,493 at Northwest Iowa Community College.

What this work pays in Iowa

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians in Iowa earn a median of $74,840 a year across 880 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.

Also leads toMedianJobs in Iowa
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$63,120380
Electrical and Electronics Drafters$74,470180
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians$73,010180
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$86,490120
Calibration Technologists and Technicians$61,490110

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

Schools

SchoolCredentialMedian debtGraduate earnings, 2 yrsGraduates
Northwest Iowa Community College Sheldon Associate's degree $64,493 (13 grads) 7
Indian Hills Community College Ottumwa Associate's degree $10,477 $57,318 (30 grads) 13
Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids Associate's degree $45,500 (17 grads) 6
Orion Technical College Davenport Associate's degree $24,090 $36,674 (18 grads) 15
Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny Undergraduate certificate not published 12
Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny Associate's degree not published 14
Eastern Iowa Community College District Davenport Undergraduate certificate not published 29
Hawkeye Community College Waterloo Undergraduate certificate not published 27
Hawkeye Community College Waterloo Associate's degree not published 6
Indian Hills Community College Ottumwa Undergraduate certificate not published 1
Iowa Central Community College Fort Dodge Associate's degree not published
Iowa Western Community College Council Bluffs Undergraduate certificate not published 34
Iowa Western Community College Council Bluffs Associate's degree not published 11
Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids Undergraduate certificate not published 0
North Iowa Area Community College Mason City Undergraduate certificate not published
North Iowa Area Community College Mason City Associate's degree not published 8
Northeast Iowa Community College Calmar Undergraduate certificate not published
Northeast Iowa Community College Calmar Associate's degree not published 0
Southeastern Community College West Burlington Undergraduate certificate not published 0
Southeastern Community College West Burlington Associate's degree not published 0

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.