Associate+60% vs national median458 grads tracked
Precision Metal Working at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 1
Ranked 2nd of 105 associate programs in Precision Metal Working by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$90,701
middle 50%: $69,268 – $111,428
Median · 5 years out
$98,298
middle 50%: $72,351 – $117,598
Median · 10 years out
$106,889
middle 50%: $74,472 – $135,068
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Precision Metal Working (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Precision Metal Working associates at Ivy Tech - Region 1 earn $91k in their first year. Median earnings reach $107k 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?
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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
3.7 yrs
≈ $3,797 total interest
Same major at other universities
Brazosport College
$146,626 · 5 yrs out
Lamar Institute of Technology
$89,880 · 5 yrs out
San Jacinto Community College District
$85,364 · 5 yrs out
Lone Star College System
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
St. Cloud Technical and Community College
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 12
$80,595 · 5 yrs out
Northern Wyoming Community College District
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Trident Technical College
$78,415 · 5 yrs out
Lee College
$78,278 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 2
$77,146 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$76,359 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
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