Certificate (under 1 year)+3% vs national median298 grads tracked
Precision Production at Rend Lake College
Ranked 49th of 150 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Precision Production by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$41,326
middle 50%: $29,189 – $57,688
Median · 5 years out
$56,140
middle 50%: $39,967 – $81,527
Median · 10 years out
$61,446
middle 50%: $47,705 – $88,155
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Precision Production (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Precision Production certificate graduates from Rend Lake College earn a $41,326 median salary in year one. Earnings reach $61,446 by year ten.
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
7.5 yrs
≈ $8,509 total interest
Same major at other universities
Clarendon College
$57,619 · 5 yrs out
Salt Lake Community College
$57,301 · 5 yrs out
Rock Valley College
$57,282 · 5 yrs out
Tooele Technical College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$56,249 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$56,212 · 5 yrs out
Wharton County Junior College
$56,086 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan Community College
$56,029 · 5 yrs out
Kaskaskia College
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
Aims Community College
$55,836 · 5 yrs out
Red Rocks Community College
$55,836 · 5 yrs out
Tri-County Technical College
$55,699 · 5 yrs out
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