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Certificate (under 1 year)-22% vs national median72 grads tracked

Precision Metal Working at City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College

Ranked 139th of 150 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Precision Metal Working by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$30,731
middle 50%: $24,450 – $40,342
Median · 5 years out
$41,887
middle 50%: $28,392 – $56,877
Median · 10 years out
$42,146
middle 50%: $31,066 – $58,659

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

Graduates of City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Precision Metal Working earn a median $30,731 one year after graduating, rising to $42,146 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 22% below the national median of $53,655 for this field, ranking 139th of 150 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?

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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
10.8 yrs
≈ $12,567 total interest

Same major at other universities

Texarkana College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Southwest Virginia Community College
$42,776 · 5 yrs out
Waubonsee Community College
$42,505 · 5 yrs out
Rogue Community College
$42,505 · 5 yrs out
Navarro College
$42,146 · 5 yrs out
El Paso Community College
$42,063 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Wyoming College
$41,544 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 1
$41,244 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Highlands Community College
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Southside Virginia Community College
$40,113 · 5 yrs out
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
$39,950 · 5 yrs out
Pueblo Community College
$39,618 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College

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$67,872 · 5 yrs out
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$66,599 · 5 yrs out
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$60,837 · 5 yrs out
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$57,867 · 5 yrs out
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$53,485 · 5 yrs out
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$49,855 · 5 yrs out

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