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Certificate (1-2 years)0% vs national median167 grads tracked

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians at Kirkwood Community College

Ranked 55th of 130 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$33,739
middle 50%: $26,680 – $42,047
Median · 5 years out
$50,591
middle 50%: $37,992 – $61,332
Median · 10 years out
$56,642
middle 50%: $42,432 – $75,845

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Kirkwood Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians earn a median $33,739 one year after graduating, rising to $56,642 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 0% above the national median of $50,390 for this field, ranking 55th of 130 reporting programs.

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
8.6 yrs
≈ $10,134 total interest

Same major at other universities

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 6
$51,576 · 5 yrs out
Rend Lake College
$51,537 · 5 yrs out
Pine Technical and Community College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Western Community College
$50,831 · 5 yrs out
Moraine Valley Community College
$50,767 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$50,441 · 5 yrs out
Blue Ridge Community College
$50,390 · 5 yrs out
Mitchell Technical College
$50,129 · 5 yrs out
Lincoln College of Technology
$50,083 · 5 yrs out
Southeast Technical College
$50,007 · 5 yrs out
Kishwaukee College
$49,935 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Kirkwood Community College

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$85,664 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$80,729 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,675 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$67,528 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$65,511 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Associate)
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$65,062 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$65,062 · 5 yrs out

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