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Certificate (under 1 year)+1% vs national median82 grads tracked

Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 1

Ranked 73rd of 170 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$37,935
middle 50%: $29,214 – $58,659
Median · 5 years out
$52,920
middle 50%: $42,371 – $63,610
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

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

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

Graduates of Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 1's certificate (under 1 year) program in Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians earn a median $37,935 one year after graduating, rising to $52,920 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 1% above the national median of $52,435 for this field, ranking 73rd of 170 reporting programs.

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
≈ $9,323 total interest

Same major at other universities

College of Lake County
$54,241 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Cedar Valley College
$53,913 · 5 yrs out
Central Carolina Technical College
$53,485 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$53,283 · 5 yrs out
Sauk Valley Community College
$53,053 · 5 yrs out
Southside Virginia Community College
$52,703 · 5 yrs out
Sinclair Community College
$52,435 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$52,380 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Peninsula Community College
$52,283 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5
$52,232 · 5 yrs out
Century College
$52,221 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 1

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$107,621 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$106,266 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$99,319 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$98,298 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$98,055 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$98,036 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$97,685 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$96,105 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$91,650 · 5 yrs out
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services (Associate)
$89,687 · 5 yrs out
Carpenters (Certificate)
$88,826 · 5 yrs out
Carpenters (Associate)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out

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