Certificate (under 1 year)0% vs national median425 grads tracked
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians at Waubonsee Community College
Ranked 51st of 122 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$29,254
middle 50%: $22,313 – $39,907
Median · 5 years out
$49,431
middle 50%: $35,837 – $66,170
Median · 10 years out
$58,787
middle 50%: $45,000 – $74,301
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
Vehicle maintenance certificate earners start at a median of $29k. By year ten, the median salary is $59k.
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
8.9 yrs
≈ $10,915 total interest
Same major at other universities
Mountainland Technical College
$50,802 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5
$50,767 · 5 yrs out
Sinclair Community College
$50,725 · 5 yrs out
Dixie Technical College
$50,050 · 5 yrs out
Saint Philip's College
$49,998 · 5 yrs out
Naugatuck Valley Community College
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
Owens Community College
$49,399 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Highlands Community College
$49,269 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 12
$49,269 · 5 yrs out
South Texas College
$48,915 · 5 yrs out
Aims Community College
$48,867 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$48,539 · 5 yrs out
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$101,595 · 5 yrs out
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$89,069 · 5 yrs out
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$87,447 · 5 yrs out
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$77,273 · 5 yrs out
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$74,796 · 5 yrs out
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$73,293 · 5 yrs out
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$72,966 · 5 yrs out
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$70,870 · 5 yrs out
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$67,174 · 5 yrs out
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$67,042 · 5 yrs out
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$65,698 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$65,194 · 5 yrs out
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