Certificate (1-2 years)+11% vs national median263 grads tracked
Precision Production at Aims Community College
Ranked 28th of 123 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Precision Production by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$46,829
middle 50%: $34,782 – $60,299
Median · 5 years out
$61,723
middle 50%: $45,230 – $80,847
Median · 10 years out
$64,628
middle 50%: $46,024 – $92,673
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Precision Production (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Precision Production certificate graduates earn a median of $47k in year one. Salaries increase to $62k by the fifth year.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
6.7 yrs
≈ $7,481 total interest
Same major at other universities
Amarillo College
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$64,175 · 5 yrs out
Southern Maine Community College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Wyoming College
$62,446 · 5 yrs out
Asnuntuck Community College
$62,158 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
Midlands Technical College
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 2
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Danville Community College
$61,036 · 5 yrs out
St. Cloud Technical and Community College
$60,961 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Maine Community College
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
Helena College University of Montana
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
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