Certificate (under 1 year)+3% vs national median1,540 grads tracked
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians at College of Lake County
Ranked 67th of 170 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$40,254
middle 50%: $28,786 – $59,609
Median · 5 years out
$54,241
middle 50%: $38,291 – $76,360
Median · 10 years out
$65,116
middle 50%: $45,533 – $90,561
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Mechanic and Repair Technologies certificate graduates earn a $40k median salary in year one. Ten-year earnings reach $65k.
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
7.7 yrs
≈ $8,786 total interest
Same major at other universities
Quinsigamond Community College
$54,857 · 5 yrs out
Salt Lake Community College
$54,757 · 5 yrs out
Technical College of the Lowcountry - Beaufort Campus
$54,693 · 5 yrs out
Waubonsee Community College
$54,522 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$54,453 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont Technical College
$54,411 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Cedar Valley College
$53,913 · 5 yrs out
Central Carolina Technical College
$53,485 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$53,283 · 5 yrs out
Sauk Valley Community College
$53,053 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 1
$52,920 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at College of Lake County
Fire Protection (Associate)
$112,340 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Certificate)
$95,590 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$86,717 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$86,086 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Certificate)
$85,430 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$80,647 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$78,110 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$76,582 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$74,878 · 5 yrs out
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (Associate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
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