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Associate+24% vs national median589 grads tracked

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians at Portland Community College

Ranked 17th of 177 associate programs in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$50,572
middle 50%: $38,314 – $64,894
Median · 5 years out
$69,682
middle 50%: $51,851 – $86,440
Median · 10 years out
$82,426
middle 50%: $62,372 – $102,646

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of Portland Community College's associate program in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians earn a median $50,572 one year after graduating, rising to $82,426 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 24% above the national median of $56,165 for this field, ranking 17th of 177 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?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
5.9 yrs
≈ $6,684 total interest

Same major at other universities

Wharton County Junior College
$71,212 · 5 yrs out
Naugatuck Valley Community College
$70,298 · 5 yrs out
Del Mar College
$70,078 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$69,917 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at Cobleskill
$69,798 · 5 yrs out
Kingsborough Community College/CUNY
$69,779 · 5 yrs out
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Central College
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Suffolk County Community College
$68,172 · 5 yrs out
Middle Georgia State University
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
Weber State University
$67,394 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Illinois College
$66,338 · 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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