Certificate (1-2 years)+15% vs national median304 grads tracked
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians at Honolulu Community College
Ranked 37th of 179 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$39,365
middle 50%: $28,507 – $58,249
Median · 5 years out
$61,036
middle 50%: $42,709 – $81,295
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
This certificate program in Mechanic and Repair Technologies yields a $39k median starting salary. Five-year earnings rise to $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
7.2 yrs
≈ $8,316 total interest
Same major at other universities
Waubonsee Community College
$62,535 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
$62,487 · 5 yrs out
Portland Community College
$62,136 · 5 yrs out
Century College
$61,992 · 5 yrs out
Hennepin Technical College
$61,780 · 5 yrs out
Salt Lake Community College
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Arapahoe Community College
$60,508 · 5 yrs out
Midlands Technical College
$59,996 · 5 yrs out
State Fair Community College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma City Community College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
York Technical College
$58,934 · 5 yrs out
Northland Community and Technical College
$58,659 · 5 yrs out
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$90,181 · 5 yrs out
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$73,075 · 5 yrs out
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$59,848 · 5 yrs out
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$58,659 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$57,815 · 5 yrs out
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$57,301 · 5 yrs out
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