Certificate (1-2 years)+10% vs national median429 grads tracked
Precision Production at St. Cloud Technical and Community College
Ranked 32nd of 123 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Precision Production by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$48,936
middle 50%: $38,799 – $60,377
Median · 5 years out
$60,961
middle 50%: $49,536 – $72,914
Median · 10 years out
$75,224
middle 50%: $62,181 – $87,285
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Precision Production (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Precision Production graduates from St. Cloud Technical and Community College start with a median salary of $49k. By year ten, earnings rise to $75k.
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
6.6 yrs
≈ $7,303 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
Elgin Community College
$60,219 · 5 yrs out
Central Carolina Technical College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Northwest State Community College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
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