Certificate (1-2 years)+3% vs national median330 grads tracked
Precision Metal Working at Alexandria Technical and Community College
Ranked 49th of 123 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Precision Metal Working by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$46,953
middle 50%: $35,757 – $57,448
Median · 5 years out
$57,311
middle 50%: $44,737 – $66,905
Median · 10 years out
$62,818
middle 50%: $52,839 – $81,043
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
Alexandria Technical and Community College precision metal working graduates earn $47k in year one. Earnings rise to $57k by year five.
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
7 yrs
≈ $7,784 total interest
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$59,037 · 5 yrs out
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$58,363 · 5 yrs out
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Ridgewater College
$57,957 · 5 yrs out
Des Moines Area Community College
$57,838 · 5 yrs out
Brightpoint Community College
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Hawkeye Community College
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$56,877 · 5 yrs out
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$56,595 · 5 yrs out
Western Dakota Technical College
$56,363 · 5 yrs out
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