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Certificate (1-2 years)+2% vs national median237 grads tracked

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians at Rend Lake College

Ranked 50th of 130 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$37,225
middle 50%: $27,453 – $47,402
Median · 5 years out
$51,537
middle 50%: $36,827 – $69,418
Median · 10 years out
$59,253
middle 50%: $42,371 – $85,664

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

Vehicle maintenance certificate holders earn a median of $37,225 in their first year. Pay increases to $59,253 after ten years.

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
8.2 yrs
≈ $9,502 total interest

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