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Certificate (1-2 years)+10% vs national median428 grads tracked

Precision Metal Working at St. Cloud Technical and Community College

Ranked 33rd of 123 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Precision Metal Working by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$49,160
middle 50%: $39,196 – $60,696
Median · 5 years out
$61,036
middle 50%: $49,713 – $72,871
Median · 10 years out
$77,346
middle 50%: $63,970 – $90,042

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

Graduates of St. Cloud Technical and Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Precision Metal Working earn a median $49,160 one year after graduating, rising to $77,346 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 10% above the national median of $55,464 for this field, ranking 33rd of 123 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
6.5 yrs
≈ $7,274 total interest

Same major at other universities

Asnuntuck Community College
$62,158 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
Aims Community College
$61,723 · 5 yrs out
Midlands Technical College
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 2
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Danville Community College
$61,036 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Maine Community College
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
Lake Superior College
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
Helena College University of Montana
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
Central Louisiana Technical Community College
$60,442 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$60,219 · 5 yrs out
Central Carolina Technical College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at St. Cloud Technical and Community College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$85,460 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$84,853 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$73,442 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$72,156 · 5 yrs out
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$70,992 · 5 yrs out
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$70,755 · 5 yrs out
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$70,527 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$70,154 · 5 yrs out
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$67,936 · 5 yrs out

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