Certificate (1-2 years)+27% vs national median201 grads tracked
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians at Southwestern Illinois College
Ranked 10th of 130 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$42,046
middle 50%: $32,115 – $56,749
Median · 5 years out
$64,151
middle 50%: $49,946 – $83,805
Median · 10 years out
$68,702
middle 50%: $59,682 – $91,565
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 graduates earn a median $42,046 in year one. Salaries rise to $68,702 by year 10.
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
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,782 total interest
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$79,409 · 5 yrs out
Clayton State University
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Del Mar College
$70,527 · 5 yrs out
Western Wyoming Community College
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Columbus State Community College
$66,552 · 5 yrs out
L. E. Fletcher Technical Community College
$65,698 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$63,610 · 5 yrs out
Northern Virginia Community College
$63,270 · 5 yrs out
Rock Valley College
$63,214 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Peninsula Community College
$63,214 · 5 yrs out
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$62,939 · 5 yrs out
Portland Community College
$61,932 · 5 yrs out
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