Certificate (2-4 years)+9% vs national median547 grads tracked
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians at Portland Community College
Ranked 3rd of 25 certificate (2-4 years) programs in Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,303
middle 50%: $32,924 – $56,697
Median · 5 years out
$63,786
middle 50%: $46,435 – $81,671
Median · 10 years out
$63,346
middle 50%: $49,513 – $84,259
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (certificate (2-4 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Portland Community College certificate holders in Mechanic and Repair Technologies earn $43k in year one. Salaries reach $64k by year five and stay steady at $63k by year ten.
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
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,695 total interest
Same major at other universities
Mesabi Range College
$85,102 · 5 yrs out
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Columbus State Community College
$63,451 · 5 yrs out
Lane Community College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Dakota County Technical College
$62,119 · 5 yrs out
Riverland Community College
$60,696 · 5 yrs out
Linn-Benton Community College
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical College
$59,307 · 5 yrs out
Century College
$58,609 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota North College
$58,516 · 5 yrs out
St. Cloud Technical and Community College
$58,298 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
$54,679 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Portland Community College
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$101,061 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$99,460 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$97,859 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$93,265 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$87,244 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$85,856 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Associate)
$85,137 · 5 yrs out
Air Transportation (Associate)
$85,137 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$84,610 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$84,509 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$84,284 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$79,996 · 5 yrs out
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