Certificate (under 1 year)+15% vs national median456 grads tracked
Precision Metal Working at Anoka Technical College
Ranked 24th of 150 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Precision Metal Working by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$38,069
middle 50%: $26,257 – $50,083
Median · 5 years out
$61,655
middle 50%: $46,521 – $79,262
Median · 10 years out
$74,301
middle 50%: $55,868 – $97,191
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Precision Metal Working (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Anoka Technical College offers Precision Metal Working certificates with a $38k median first-year salary. Year-five earnings hit $62k.
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
7.1 yrs
≈ $8,354 total interest
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$63,029 · 5 yrs out
Riverland Community College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Casper College
$62,631 · 5 yrs out
Aiken Technical College
$62,322 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$62,075 · 5 yrs out
Del Mar College
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
Odessa College
$61,630 · 5 yrs out
College of the Mainland
$61,121 · 5 yrs out
Quinebaug Valley Community College
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
Lamar Institute of Technology
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
Victoria College
$60,508 · 5 yrs out
Midlands Technical College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
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$73,347 · 5 yrs out
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