Program Payoff

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians programs in Pennsylvania

19 schools in Pennsylvania teach this, at certificate or associate level. 6 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $45,696 at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus.

What this work pays in Pennsylvania

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics in Pennsylvania earn a median of $49,800 a year across 29,400 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.

Also leads toMedianJobs in Pennsylvania
Mechanical Drafters$63,4802,330
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$70,8201,620
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$68,9301,610
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians$74,710650
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$51,520400

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

Schools

SchoolCredentialMedian debtGraduate earnings, 2 yrsGraduates
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park Associate's degree $16,500 $45,696 (18 grads)
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona Altoona Associate's degree $16,500 $45,696 (18 grads) 1
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois DuBois Associate's degree $16,500 $45,696 (18 grads) 7
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Erie Associate's degree $16,500 $45,696 (18 grads) 11
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York York Associate's degree $16,500 $45,696 (18 grads) 6
Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg Associate's degree $37,748 (14 grads) 9
Butler County Community College Butler Associate's degree not published 5
Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh Undergraduate certificate not published 0
Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh Associate's degree not published 0
Delaware County Community College Media Undergraduate certificate not published
Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg Undergraduate certificate not published 0
Lehigh Carbon Community College Schnecksville Associate's degree not published 1
Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell Associate's degree not published 2
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park Undergraduate certificate not published
Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics West Mifflin Undergraduate certificate not published 152
Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics West Mifflin Associate's degree not published 107
Saint Francis University Loretto Associate's degree not published 0
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Lancaster Associate's degree not published 9
Westmoreland County Community College Youngwood Associate's degree not published 3

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.