Communications Technologies/Technicians graduates from Allegany College of Maryland earn $29,787 median salary, below the national average for this program.

Communications Technologies/Technicians at Allegany College of Maryland

Cumberland, Maryland • Associate's

Median Earnings
$29,787
Graduates earn below the national average for this program

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Communications Technologies/Technicians at Allegany College of Maryland

This page combines two federal data products: IPEDS institutional characteristics for Allegany College of Maryland and the College Scorecard field-of-study (FOS) file for Communications Technologies/Technicians at the associate's credential level. The FOS file is keyed by CIP (Classification of Instructional Programs) code, which means earnings and debt figures here reflect only graduates of this specific program – not the school as a whole. IPEDS reports 5 completers in the most recent cohort for this program at Allegany College of Maryland, the denominator behind the median earnings figure.

Median graduate earnings of $29,787 represent Treasury-derived wages, deferred compensation, and positive self-employment earnings four years after program completion for federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled. Compared to the national mean of $32,732 across all institutions offering Communications Technologies/Technicians, graduates here earn below the national average for this program. Across all programs at Allegany College of Maryland, the mean median-earnings figure is $45,316, providing internal context for whether this specific field out-earns other options at the same institution.

Debt signals complete the ROI picture. Median federal debt is not separately reported for this program at this school. Program-level debt and four-year post-completion earnings come from the Department of Education’s College Scorecard field-of-study snapshot retrieved in March 2026.

Earnings Comparison

This School
$29,787
Communications Technologies/Technicians
National Average
$32,732
All schools, same program
School Average
$45,316
All programs at Allegany College of Maryland

Program Details

Associate's
Credential Level
5
Completers (IPEDS)
15
Schools Offering

Debt & ROI

$29,787
Median Earnings

Communications Technologies/Technicians at Other Schools

About the Data

Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Field of Study file. Earnings are median earnings for graduates after completion, drawn from U.S. Treasury tax records linked to federal financial aid applicants. Institutional characteristics come from IPEDS. Debt figures represent the median cumulative federal loan debt at graduation.

PlainCollege's Scorecard snapshots, retrieved March–July 2026, contain 6,243 postsecondary institutions and 70,827 school-and-program earnings records.