Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians programs in North Carolina
28 schools in North Carolina 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 North Carolina
Software Developers in North Carolina earn a median of $134,710 a year across 58,470 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 North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | $100,390 | 8,890 |
| Computer Programmers | $81,070 | 4,120 |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $76,040 | 2,490 |
| Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other | $72,070 | 1,530 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Cape Fear Community College Wilmington | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Catawba Valley Community College Hickory | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 29 |
| Catawba Valley Community College Hickory | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Central Carolina Community College Sanford | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| College of the Albemarle Elizabeth City | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Gaston College Dallas | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Isothermal Community College Spindale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Isothermal Community College Spindale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Lenoir Community College Kinston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Lenoir Community College Kinston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Mayland Community College Spruce Pine | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Mayland Community College Spruce Pine | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Nash Community College Rocky Mount | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Nash Community College Rocky Mount | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Richmond Community College Hamlet | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Richmond Community College Hamlet | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Sandhills Community College Pinehurst | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Sandhills Community College Pinehurst | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Southwestern Community College Sylva | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Stanly Community College Albemarle | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Stanly Community College Albemarle | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Wake Technical Community College Raleigh | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Western Piedmont Community College Morganton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Western Piedmont Community College Morganton | 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.
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 Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.