Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians graduates from Southeast Technical College earn $53,777 median salary, below the national average for this program.

Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians at Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, South Dakota • Associate's

Median Earnings
$53,777
Graduates earn below the national average for this program

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians at Southeast Technical College

This page combines two federal data products: IPEDS institutional characteristics for Southeast Technical College and the College Scorecard field-of-study (FOS) file for Architectural Engineering 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 Southeast Technical College, the denominator behind the median earnings figure.

Median graduate earnings of $53,777 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 $64,154 across all institutions offering Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians, graduates here earn below the national average for this program. Across all programs at Southeast Technical College, the mean median-earnings figure is $54,756, 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
$53,777
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians
National Average
$64,154
All schools, same program
School Average
$54,756
All programs at Southeast Technical College

Program Details

Associate's
Credential Level
5
Completers (IPEDS)
86
Schools Offering

Debt & ROI

$53,777
Median Earnings

Architectural Engineering 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.