Certificate (under 1 year)0% vs national median230 grads tracked
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians at Century College
Ranked 79th of 170 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,514
middle 50%: $26,024 – $40,930
Median · 5 years out
$52,221
middle 50%: $39,517 – $65,486
Median · 10 years out
$64,718
middle 50%: $51,828 – $83,791
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Mechanic and repair technology graduates see a median $33k salary in year one. Ten-year earnings reach $65k.
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
8.3 yrs
≈ $9,991 total interest
Same major at other universities
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 1
$52,920 · 5 yrs out
Southside Virginia Community College
$52,703 · 5 yrs out
Sinclair Community College
$52,435 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$52,380 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Peninsula Community College
$52,283 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5
$52,232 · 5 yrs out
Saint Louis Community College
$51,888 · 5 yrs out
Angelina College
$51,888 · 5 yrs out
Mountainland Technical College
$51,799 · 5 yrs out
Texas State Technical College
$51,565 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Kaskaskia College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
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$81,733 · 5 yrs out
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$81,671 · 5 yrs out
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$81,435 · 5 yrs out
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$81,435 · 5 yrs out
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$79,787 · 5 yrs out
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$77,901 · 5 yrs out
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$75,525 · 5 yrs out
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Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Associate)
$74,415 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$72,014 · 5 yrs out
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$71,360 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$71,350 · 5 yrs out
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