Certificate (under 1 year)+3% vs national median324 grads tracked
Precision Metal Working at Hawkeye Community College
Ranked 57th of 150 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Precision Metal Working by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,215
middle 50%: $25,189 – $46,994
Median · 5 years out
$55,464
middle 50%: $41,695 – $68,498
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Precision Metal Working (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Precision Metal Working certificate holders at Hawkeye Community College earn $35k initially. Median five-year earnings reach $55k.
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
8 yrs
≈ $9,371 total interest
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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
Spartanburg Community College
$55,721 · 5 yrs out
Tri-County Technical College
$55,699 · 5 yrs out
Texas State Technical College
$55,507 · 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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$54,757 · 5 yrs out
Portland Community College
$54,665 · 5 yrs out
South Texas College
$54,292 · 5 yrs out
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