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Certificate (under 1 year)-4% vs national median664 grads tracked

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians at College of Lake County

Ranked 62nd of 122 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$35,747
middle 50%: $26,151 – $48,932
Median · 5 years out
$47,574
middle 50%: $35,483 – $64,964
Median · 10 years out
$57,726
middle 50%: $40,642 – $75,006

Salary trajectory

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

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

College of Lake County vehicle maintenance certificates take home $36k in Year 1, growing to $48k by Year 5. 4% below the national median, 62nd of 122 schools.

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
8.8 yrs
≈ $10,219 total interest

Same major at other universities

Aims Community College
$48,867 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$48,539 · 5 yrs out
Wharton County Junior College
$48,276 · 5 yrs out
Vernon College
$48,096 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4
$48,004 · 5 yrs out
Stark State College
$47,939 · 5 yrs out
Rock Valley College
$47,444 · 5 yrs out
Lewis and Clark Community College
$47,270 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$47,257 · 5 yrs out
Lone Star College System
$46,717 · 5 yrs out
McHenry County College
$46,663 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$46,644 · 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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