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Associate-1% vs national median61 grads tracked

Precision Production at Northwest State Community College

Ranked 54th of 107 associate programs in Precision Production by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$46,435
middle 50%: $36,215 – $73,872
Median · 5 years out
$60,837
middle 50%: $43,047 – $79,368
Median · 10 years out
$72,585
middle 50%: $54,757 – $102,529

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Precision Production (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of Northwest State Community College's associate program in Precision Production earn a median $46,435 one year after graduating, rising to $72,585 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 1% below the national median of $61,545 for this field, ranking 54th of 107 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
6.7 yrs
≈ $7,559 total interest

Same major at other universities

Southwestern Illinois College
$61,545 · 5 yrs out
Fashion Institute of Technology
$61,085 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$61,036 · 5 yrs out
Chemeketa Community College
$60,908 · 5 yrs out
Corning Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
Lee College
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
Kirkwood Community College
$60,342 · 5 yrs out
Northwest College
$60,272 · 5 yrs out
Portland Community College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Southern Maine Community College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Montana Technological University
$59,422 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont Technical College
$59,222 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Northwest State Community College

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$75,444 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Associate)
$68,838 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,450 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$66,273 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$63,851 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$63,742 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$60,837 · 5 yrs out

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