Certificate (under 1 year)+3% vs national median343 grads tracked
Precision Production at Red Rocks Community College
Ranked 54th of 150 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Precision Production by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$41,019
middle 50%: $26,937 – $63,610
Median · 5 years out
$55,836
middle 50%: $38,365 – $85,489
Median · 10 years out
$60,696
middle 50%: $41,920 – $87,070
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
Red Rocks Community College precision production certificate holders earn $41k in their first year. Five-year median earnings reach $56k, and ten-year pay hits $61k.
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
7.5 yrs
≈ $8,577 total interest
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$56,249 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$56,212 · 5 yrs out
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$56,140 · 5 yrs out
Wharton County Junior College
$56,086 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan Community College
$56,029 · 5 yrs out
Aims Community College
$55,836 · 5 yrs out
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$55,699 · 5 yrs out
Texas State Technical College
$55,507 · 5 yrs out
Hawkeye Community College
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Pine Technical and Community College
$55,335 · 5 yrs out
Panola College
$55,111 · 5 yrs out
Owens Community College
$55,086 · 5 yrs out
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