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Certificate (1-2 years)+3% vs national median288 grads tracked

Precision Production at Hawkeye Community College

Ranked 48th of 123 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Precision Production by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$42,371
middle 50%: $31,537 – $53,520
Median · 5 years out
$57,301
middle 50%: $46,761 – $71,592
Median · 10 years out
$62,075
middle 50%: $44,129 – $80,729

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Precision Production (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

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

Hawkeye Community College precision production graduates earn $42k in their first year. Salaries climb to $62k by year ten.

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
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,286 total interest

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