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Certificate (under 1 year)+3% vs national median123 grads tracked

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5

Ranked 46th of 122 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$35,438
middle 50%: $24,276 – $44,962
Median · 5 years out
$50,767
middle 50%: $32,115 – $63,134
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Vehicle Maintenance 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 5's certificate (under 1 year) program in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians earn a median $35,438 one year after graduating, rising to $50,767 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 3% above the national median of $49,431 for this field, ranking 46th of 122 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
8.7 yrs
≈ $9,961 total interest

Same major at other universities

Century College
$52,221 · 5 yrs out
Saint Louis Community College
$51,888 · 5 yrs out
Angelina College
$51,888 · 5 yrs out
Cedar Valley College
$51,861 · 5 yrs out
Southside Virginia Community College
$51,761 · 5 yrs out
Mountainland Technical College
$50,802 · 5 yrs out
Sinclair Community College
$50,725 · 5 yrs out
Dixie Technical College
$50,050 · 5 yrs out
Saint Philip's College
$49,998 · 5 yrs out
Naugatuck Valley Community College
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
Waubonsee Community College
$49,431 · 5 yrs out
Owens Community College
$49,399 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$85,788 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$76,770 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$68,782 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$68,222 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$60,738 · 5 yrs out
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$58,683 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$58,114 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$57,669 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$56,996 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades, Other (Certificate)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$55,817 · 5 yrs out

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