Certificate (1-2 years)+2% vs national median570 grads tracked
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians at Erie Community College
Ranked 71st of 179 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,569
middle 50%: $31,905 – $58,834
Median · 5 years out
$54,324
middle 50%: $40,522 – $73,521
Median · 10 years out
$58,704
middle 50%: $39,242 – $80,540
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
This certificate program in mechanic technologies yields a $44k median salary for first-year graduates. Ten-year earnings average $59k.
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
7.5 yrs
≈ $8,428 total interest
Same major at other universities
Bridgerland Technical College
$54,715 · 5 yrs out
Lake Area Technical College
$54,703 · 5 yrs out
South Louisiana Community College
$54,646 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 1
$54,615 · 5 yrs out
Sinclair Community College
$54,443 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bronx Community College
$54,365 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Iowa Community College
$54,178 · 5 yrs out
Saint Louis Community College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Southeast Technical College
$53,905 · 5 yrs out
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
$53,793 · 5 yrs out
Dixie Technical College
$53,485 · 5 yrs out
Rochester Community and Technical College
$53,243 · 5 yrs out
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$106,721 · 5 yrs out
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$86,254 · 5 yrs out
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$83,557 · 5 yrs out
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$82,541 · 5 yrs out
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$81,919 · 5 yrs out
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$74,872 · 5 yrs out
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$74,872 · 5 yrs out
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$73,347 · 5 yrs out
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$69,509 · 5 yrs out
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$68,626 · 5 yrs out
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$68,363 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$67,740 · 5 yrs out
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