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Certificate (1-2 years)0% vs national median230 grads tracked

Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4

Ranked 79th of 179 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$36,476
middle 50%: $26,925 – $48,898
Median · 5 years out
$53,150
middle 50%: $43,609 – $66,108
Median · 10 years out
$64,718
middle 50%: $47,119 – $80,101

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4's certificate (1-2 years) program in Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians earn a median $36,476 one year after graduating, rising to $64,718 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 0% above the national median of $53,107 for this field, ranking 79th of 179 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 yrs
≈ $9,366 total interest

Same major at other universities

Saint Louis Community College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Southeast Technical College
$53,905 · 5 yrs out
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
$53,793 · 5 yrs out
Dixie Technical College
$53,485 · 5 yrs out
Rochester Community and Technical College
$53,243 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mountain College
$53,202 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
Northshore Technical Community College
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical College
$52,989 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 2
$52,920 · 5 yrs out
South Plains College
$52,839 · 5 yrs out
Saint Philip's College
$52,703 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$99,924 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$97,622 · 5 yrs out
Carpenters (Associate)
$85,965 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$70,464 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$66,474 · 5 yrs out
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$65,194 · 5 yrs out
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$60,696 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$60,009 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$59,662 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$57,427 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$56,611 · 5 yrs out

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