COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers undergraduate certificate or diploma at Alpena Community College
Alpena, MI · 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.
$73,500 above the national median for the same field and degree level.
- Debt as a share of earnings
- 5.1% of annual earnings
- Highest price with a positive payoff
- $770,780 / 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.
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.
Preliminary federal earnings benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earnings$126,578A like-for-like comparison is unavailable
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$3,320
Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.
02 · BORROWING$6,500
Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.
03 · EARNINGS$126,578
Observed median earnings four full years after completion.
04 · REPAYMENT$69/mo
Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.
ADDITIONAL WORKFORCE PROGRAM REPORTS
4 related offerings reported to the Department of Labor
These provider-reported records add named prices, completion and employment context where available. They describe a separate workforce-program cohort and may include non-degree training, so they are not blended into the College Scorecard earnings or DegreeVerdict ROI.
Electrical
- Reported price
- $8,345
- Completion
- 28.0%
- Employed in Q2
- 100.0%
- Q2 quarterly earnings
- $9,265
Utility Technician
- Reported price
- $12,797
- Completion
- Not reported
- Employed in Q2
- Not reported
- Q2 quarterly earnings
- Not available
Utility Technology - Advanced Certificate
- Reported price
- $16,622
- Completion
- Not reported
- Employed in Q2
- Not reported
- Q2 quarterly earnings
- Not available
Utility Technician
- Reported price
- $17,547
- Completion
- 55.0%
- Employed in Q2
- 76.0%
- Q2 quarterly earnings
- $12,831
WHAT WILL IT COST?
Published college costs provide the starting point.
Your exact offering, aid, residency and time to finish determine the price you actually pay.
Enter my price →AVERAGE NET PRICE$3,320Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$12,246Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE51.5%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.
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?
0.7% 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$10,548
Estimated loan payment$69
37borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
$126,578 vs. $53,078
$73,500 above the national median for the same field and credential.
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$106,890 median wageMI estimate · 2,800 jobs · 49-9051$85,050–$125,050 middle 50% of MI wages+10.3% projected U.S. growth · 10,900 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentFirst-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$77,810 median wageMI estimate · 15,740 jobs · 49-1011$60,160–$98,280 middle 50% of MI wages+4.1% projected U.S. growth · 48,900 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentElectrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$106,600 median wageMI estimate · 450 jobs · 49-2095$86,430–$120,650 middle 50% of MI wages+9.7% projected U.S. growth · 1,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardSignal and Track Switch Repairers$93,060 median wageMI estimate · 120 jobs · 49-9097$78,790–$99,550 middle 50% of MI wages+1.8% projected U.S. growth · 800 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentFirst-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$78,180 median wageMI estimate · 16,660 jobs · 47-1011$64,670–$97,620 middle 50% of MI wages+5.0% projected U.S. growth · 67,000 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentElectricians$76,270 median wageMI estimate · 23,530 jobs · 47-2111$50,360–$92,300 middle 50% of MI wages+9.2% projected U.S. growth · 72,700 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentSecurity and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$55,830 median wageMI estimate · 2,060 jobs · 49-2098$43,770–$63,660 middle 50% of MI wages+6.8% projected U.S. growth · 8,500 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalent
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.
Lansing Community College
$40,514 higher earnings
- Earnings
- $167,092
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $5,437
Northern Michigan University
$1,000 less debt
- Earnings
- $78,273
- Debt
- $5,500
- Annual net price
- $14,085
Kennebec Valley Community College
$5,986 higher earnings · $688 less debt
- Earnings
- $132,564
- Debt
- $5,812
- Annual net price
- $3,910
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College
$50,349 higher earnings
- Earnings
- $176,927
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $9,494
DATA QUALITY
Check the evidence behind the estimate.
62 observations in the earnings cohort
June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release
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