How much federal debt do graduates of this program have?

The reported median federal debt among borrowers is $5,500.

Is this program above or below similar programs?

Reported year-four earnings are 33% above the national median for the same field and degree level.

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COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers undergraduate certificate or diploma at Colorado Mesa University

Q: How much do Electrical and Power Transmission Installers undergraduate certificate or diploma graduates from Colorado Mesa University earn?

The reported median is $70,482 four years after completion.

Grand Junction, CO · Public

What this page covers

Federal data group related majors at the same college and degree level. One record can include several named programs or concentrations.

The short version

Reported earnings are notably above similar programs.

$17,404 above the national median for the same field and degree level.

Debt as a share of earnings: 7.8% of annual earnings
Highest price with a positive payoff: $209,820 / year
Modeled 10-year payoff: Withheld by data safeguards
Available price data: College-wide context only

OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

Not availableEarnings growth, year 1 → 5$49,330 → Not available

Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

Not availableWorking in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

Not availableYear-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

47Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

$12,859Awarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

54Recent awardsIPEDS 2024–25 first-major completions in this field and credential

NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT

Size, aid and an earnings floor.

The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.

62Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment

26Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers

39Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count

30Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count

22.1%Federal-aid non-completion rate2022–23 program cohort · 15 non-completers

Preliminary federal earnings benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result

Observed year-4 earnings$70,482A like-for-like comparison is unavailable

Additional borrowing reported for this category: 15 Parent PLUS borrowers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student. Completion and employment measures use older cohorts shown above and are not combined into the payoff estimate.

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$15,103

Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWING$5,500

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$70,482

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$58/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$15,103Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$24,046Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATE82.0%Institution context

COMPLETION RATE40.6%Institution-wide completion rate

WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

$49,330Year 1

$70,482Year 4

Not availableYear 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

1.0% of gross monthly earnings

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$5,874

Estimated loan payment$58

47borrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$70,482 vs. $53,078

$17,404 above the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median

WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.

Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$103,980 median wageCO estimate · 2,370 jobs · 49-9051$74,450–$121,200 middle 50% of CO wages+10.3% projected U.S. growth · 10,900 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentFirst-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$83,260 median wageCO estimate · 13,590 jobs · 49-1011$68,030–$102,320 middle 50% of CO wages+4.1% projected U.S. growth · 48,900 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentElectrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$125,560 median wageCO estimate · 210 jobs · 49-2095$100,890–$133,300 middle 50% of CO wages+9.7% projected U.S. growth · 1,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardSignal and Track Switch Repairers$83,930 median wageCO estimate · 160 jobs · 49-9097$78,820–$94,440 middle 50% of CO wages+1.8% projected U.S. growth · 800 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentFirst-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$81,230 median wageCO estimate · 21,380 jobs · 47-1011$70,720–$100,650 middle 50% of CO wages+5.0% projected U.S. growth · 67,000 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentSecurity and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$62,250 median wageCO estimate · 1,950 jobs · 49-2098$49,940–$77,560 middle 50% of CO wages+6.8% projected U.S. growth · 8,500 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentElectricians$62,230 median wageCO estimate · 17,010 jobs · 47-2111$48,880–$78,470 middle 50% of CO wages+9.2% projected U.S. growth · 72,700 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalent

Possible alternatives

Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.

Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.

Trinidad, CO

Trinidad State College

$31,451 higher earnings · $1,912 less debt · $4,331 lower annual net price

Earnings: $101,933
Debt: $3,588
Annual net price: $10,772

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Fennimore, WI

Southwest Wisconsin Technical College

$7,132 higher earnings · $275 less debt · $2,207 lower annual net price

Earnings: $77,614
Debt: $5,225
Annual net price: $12,896

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Chicago, IL

City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College

$106,445 higher earnings · $5,609 lower annual net price

Earnings: $176,927
Debt: Not available
Annual net price: $9,494

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Pittsburgh, PA

Community College of Allegheny County

$104,167 higher earnings · $1,133 lower annual net price

Earnings: $174,649
Debt: $12,000
Annual net price: $13,970

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Not reported observations in the earnings cohort

June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page

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