Certificate (1-2 years)-2% vs national median336 grads tracked
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians at Kirkwood Community College
Ranked 91st of 179 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,550
middle 50%: $29,120 – $43,794
Median · 5 years out
$51,929
middle 50%: $39,034 – $63,975
Median · 10 years out
$62,224
middle 50%: $46,793 – $78,529
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
Mechanic and repair technicians from Kirkwood earn $36k in their first year. Median earnings grow to $52k after five years and $62k after ten years.
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
8.2 yrs
≈ $9,647 total interest
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$52,703 · 5 yrs out
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$52,508 · 5 yrs out
Florence - Darlington Technical College
$52,283 · 5 yrs out
Delgado Community College
$52,165 · 5 yrs out
Northeast Iowa Community College
$52,064 · 5 yrs out
Rend Lake College
$52,008 · 5 yrs out
Des Moines Area Community College
$51,929 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mesa University
$51,694 · 5 yrs out
Mitchell Technical College
$51,411 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
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$51,223 · 5 yrs out
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$51,223 · 5 yrs out
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$85,664 · 5 yrs out
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$83,557 · 5 yrs out
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Computer Programming (Certificate)
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
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$67,675 · 5 yrs out
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$67,528 · 5 yrs out
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$65,511 · 5 yrs out
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$65,458 · 5 yrs out
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$65,458 · 5 yrs out
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$65,062 · 5 yrs out
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$65,062 · 5 yrs out
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