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Certificate (1-2 years)+2% vs national median150 grads tracked

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

Ranked 52nd of 130 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$33,582
middle 50%: $24,990 – $41,382
Median · 5 years out
$51,223
middle 50%: $42,146 – $64,718
Median · 10 years out
$61,630
middle 50%: $46,435 – $76,015

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Vehicle Maintenance 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 Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians earn a median $33,582 one year after graduating, rising to $61,630 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 2% above the national median of $50,390 for this field, ranking 52nd of 130 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
8.4 yrs
≈ $10,004 total interest

Same major at other universities

Des Moines Area Community College
$51,851 · 5 yrs out
Northeast Iowa Community College
$51,728 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mesa University
$51,694 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 6
$51,576 · 5 yrs out
Rend Lake College
$51,537 · 5 yrs out
Pine Technical and Community College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Western Community College
$50,831 · 5 yrs out
Moraine Valley Community College
$50,767 · 5 yrs out
Kirkwood Community College
$50,591 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$50,441 · 5 yrs out
Blue Ridge Community College
$50,390 · 5 yrs out
Mitchell Technical College
$50,129 · 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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