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Certificate (1-2 years)0% vs national median460 grads tracked

Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians at Minnesota State College Southeast

Ranked 4th of 4 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$33,355
middle 50%: $25,259 – $40,554
Median · 5 years out
$42,001
middle 50%: $31,583 – $54,243
Median · 10 years out
$54,580
middle 50%: $37,439 – $68,363

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Precision Systems Maintenance graduates from Minnesota State College Southeast earn $33k in their first year. Salaries reach $55k by year ten.

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
9.7 yrs
≈ $11,512 total interest

Same major at other universities

Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical College
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Erie Community College
$61,167 · 5 yrs out
Trinidad State College
$52,093 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Minnesota State College Southeast

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$75,411 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$72,183 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (Certificate)
$65,669 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$64,834 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$61,489 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$61,167 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$60,342 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$60,159 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$60,159 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$59,202 · 5 yrs out

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