Certificate (under 1 year)+3% vs national median366 grads tracked
Precision Production at Aims Community College
Ranked 53rd of 150 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Precision Production by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$42,410
middle 50%: $28,773 – $61,438
Median · 5 years out
$55,836
middle 50%: $40,580 – $70,689
Median · 10 years out
$60,144
middle 50%: $41,469 – $77,430
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Precision Production (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Precision Production certificate earners at Aims Community College start at $42.4k. Ten-year median salaries reach $60.1k.
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
7.4 yrs
≈ $8,418 total interest
Same major at other universities
Elgin Community College
$56,249 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$56,212 · 5 yrs out
Rend Lake College
$56,140 · 5 yrs out
Wharton County Junior College
$56,086 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan Community College
$56,029 · 5 yrs out
Kaskaskia College
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
Red Rocks Community College
$55,836 · 5 yrs out
Tri-County Technical College
$55,699 · 5 yrs out
Texas State Technical College
$55,507 · 5 yrs out
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$55,464 · 5 yrs out
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$55,335 · 5 yrs out
Panola College
$55,111 · 5 yrs out
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