Program Payoff

Lake Washington Institute of Technology

Kirkland, Washington. 65 certificate and associate programs, public. 65 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Washington.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate's degree $65,797 (30) $58,090
Dental Assistants
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's degree $13,986 $64,659 (51) $124,200
Registered Nurses
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $51,482 (23) $73,000
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Associate's degree $43,798 (11) $166,540
Software Developers
Precision Metal Working Associate's degree $38,289 (27) $63,020
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate's degree $15,500 $37,568 (64) $59,290
Medical Assistants
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $35,594 (25) $94,420
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $29,685 (17) $78,940
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate $28,816 (13) $58,090
Dental Assistants
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science Associate's degree not published $59,700
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers
Accounting and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $96,550
Accountants and Auditors
Accounting and Related Services Associate's degree not published $96,550
Accountants and Auditors
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate certificate not published $59,290
Medical Assistants
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services Undergraduate certificate not published $60,750
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services Associate's degree not published $60,750
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Biology, General Associate's degree not published $102,670
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Business Administration, Management and Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $100,360
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Undergraduate certificate not published $100,360
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Business/Commerce, General Associate's degree not published $133,750
General and Operations Managers
Chemical Engineering Associate's degree not published $189,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers
Computer Programming Undergraduate certificate not published $166,540
Software Developers
Computer Programming Associate's degree not published $166,540
Software Developers
Computer Science Associate's degree not published $166,540
Software Developers
Computer Software and Media Applications Undergraduate certificate not published $166,540
Software Developers
Computer Software and Media Applications Associate's degree not published $166,540
Software Developers
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Undergraduate certificate not published $166,540
Software Developers
Construction Management Associate's degree not published $124,160
Project Management Specialists
Culinary Arts and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $46,800
Cooks, Restaurant
Culinary Arts and Related Services Associate's degree not published $46,800
Cooks, Restaurant
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications Undergraduate certificate not published $47,480
Data Entry Keyers
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications Associate's degree not published $47,480
Data Entry Keyers
Design and Applied Arts Undergraduate certificate not published $130,480
Web and Digital Interface Designers
Design and Applied Arts Associate's degree not published $130,480
Web and Digital Interface Designers
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $73,000
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering Associate's degree not published $132,710
Electrical Engineers
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $93,930
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $93,930
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $133,750
General and Operations Managers
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science Undergraduate certificate not published $59,700
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers
Graphic Communications Associate's degree not published $49,800
Printing Press Operators
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $57,070
Community Health Workers
Health and Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate certificate not published $79,480
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $77,220
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $77,220
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Human Resources Management and Services Undergraduate certificate not published $84,550
Human Resources Specialists
Human Resources Management and Services Associate's degree not published $84,550
Human Resources Specialists
Human Services, General Undergraduate certificate not published $54,770
Social and Human Service Assistants
Human Services, General Associate's degree not published $54,770
Social and Human Service Assistants
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $63,020
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Undergraduate certificate not published $78,940
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Mechanical Engineering Associate's degree not published $110,430
Mechanical Engineers
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $74,480
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Associate's degree not published $74,480
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $67,300
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Undergraduate certificate not published $49,180
Nursing Assistants
Precision Metal Working Undergraduate certificate not published $63,020
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Public Health Undergraduate certificate not published $88,790
Compliance Officers
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services Undergraduate certificate not published $137,520
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services Associate's degree not published $137,520
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Undergraduate certificate not published $48,030
Coaches and Scouts
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Associate's degree not published $48,030
Coaches and Scouts
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Undergraduate certificate not published $102,350
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Associate's degree not published $102,350
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Associate's degree not published $102,350
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $94,420
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.