Certificate (1-2 years)+17% vs national median471 grads tracked
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians at Portland Community College
Ranked 33rd of 179 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,674
middle 50%: $32,785 – $56,671
Median · 5 years out
$62,136
middle 50%: $47,550 – $82,090
Median · 10 years out
$82,509
middle 50%: $61,482 – $110,435
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
Portland Community College mechanic certificate holders earn $44k initially. Median salaries reach $83k by year 10.
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
≈ $7,721 total interest
Same major at other universities
Spartanburg Community College
$63,105 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$63,015 · 5 yrs out
Houston Community College
$62,939 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Technical College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Waubonsee Community College
$62,535 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
$62,487 · 5 yrs out
Century College
$61,992 · 5 yrs out
Hennepin Technical College
$61,780 · 5 yrs out
Salt Lake Community College
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Honolulu Community College
$61,036 · 5 yrs out
Arapahoe Community College
$60,508 · 5 yrs out
Midlands Technical College
$59,996 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Portland Community College
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
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
Engineering (Associate)
$79,314 · 5 yrs out
Biomedical/Medical Engineering (Associate)
$79,314 · 5 yrs out
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