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Certificate (1-2 years)0% vs national median176 grads tracked

Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians at Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical College

Ranked 82nd of 179 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$40,967
middle 50%: $30,246 – $52,636
Median · 5 years out
$52,989
middle 50%: $38,623 – $69,798
Median · 10 years out
$63,451
middle 50%: $48,487 – $80,415

Salary trajectory

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

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

Graduates of Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians earn a median $40,967 one year after graduating, rising to $63,451 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 0% below the national median of $53,107 for this field, ranking 82nd of 179 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
7.8 yrs
≈ $8,833 total interest

Same major at other universities

Dixie Technical College
$53,485 · 5 yrs out
Rochester Community and Technical College
$53,243 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mountain College
$53,202 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4
$53,150 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
Northshore Technical Community College
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 2
$52,920 · 5 yrs out
South Plains College
$52,839 · 5 yrs out
Saint Philip's College
$52,703 · 5 yrs out
SOWELA Technical Community College
$52,508 · 5 yrs out
Florence - Darlington Technical College
$52,283 · 5 yrs out
Delgado Community College
$52,165 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical College

Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services (Certificate)
$110,315 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$109,668 · 5 yrs out
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services (Certificate)
$107,506 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$102,499 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$81,807 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$80,436 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$76,770 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$68,626 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$68,534 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,045 · 5 yrs out

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