Certificate (1-2 years)+77% vs national median309 grads tracked
Precision Metal Working at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 1
Ranked 2nd of 123 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Precision Metal Working by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$86,108
middle 50%: $62,894 – $106,850
Median · 5 years out
$98,055
middle 50%: $74,872 – $116,743
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Precision Metal Working (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 1 reports median first-year earnings of $86k for Precision Metal Working. Five-year median salaries reach $98k.
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
3.8 yrs
≈ $3,975 total interest
Same major at other universities
Prairie State College
$104,958 · 5 yrs out
Central Virginia Community College
$82,447 · 5 yrs out
Texas State Technical College
$77,691 · 5 yrs out
Rock Valley College
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Illinois College
$72,907 · 5 yrs out
Mt. Hood Community College
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3
$71,212 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University - Northern
$70,012 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$70,012 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University - Parkersburg
$69,384 · 5 yrs out
Ogden-Weber Technical College
$69,286 · 5 yrs out
Northwest State Community College
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
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