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Associate-8% vs national median164 grads tracked

Precision Production at Front Range Community College

Ranked 73rd of 107 associate programs in Precision Production by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$43,227
middle 50%: $34,057 – $59,422
Median · 5 years out
$56,312
middle 50%: $44,129 – $74,768
Median · 10 years out
$65,986
middle 50%: $47,666 – $85,664

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Precision Production (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of Front Range Community College's associate program in Precision Production earn a median $43,227 one year after graduating, rising to $65,986 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 9% below the national median of $61,545 for this field, ranking 73rd of 107 reporting programs.

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?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,254 total interest

Same major at other universities

Montana State University - Billings
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
Tri-County Technical College
$57,619 · 5 yrs out
Spartanburg Community College
$57,523 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
$56,964 · 5 yrs out
Honolulu Community College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Linn-Benton Community College
$56,378 · 5 yrs out
North Iowa Area Community College
$56,134 · 5 yrs out
State Technical College of Missouri
$56,106 · 5 yrs out
Saint Philip's College
$56,069 · 5 yrs out
Helena College University of Montana
$55,573 · 5 yrs out
Snow College
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Lake Area Technical College
$55,122 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Front Range Community College

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$72,152 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$71,899 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$69,744 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$68,943 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$68,702 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Associate)
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$66,641 · 5 yrs out
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$65,194 · 5 yrs out
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$64,546 · 5 yrs out
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$64,138 · 5 yrs out

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