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Certificate (under 1 year)-1% vs national median577 grads tracked

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians at Aims Community College

Ranked 56th of 122 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$34,566
middle 50%: $24,546 – $50,094
Median · 5 years out
$48,867
middle 50%: $35,365 – $64,474
Median · 10 years out
$59,996
middle 50%: $44,108 – $79,614

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies students at Aims Community College see median first-year salaries of $35k. Ten-year earnings average $60k.

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
8.6 yrs
≈ $10,183 total interest

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