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Certificate (1-2 years)+23% vs national median465 grads tracked

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians at Portland Community College

Ranked 17th of 130 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$43,722
middle 50%: $32,910 – $56,847
Median · 5 years out
$61,932
middle 50%: $47,046 – $80,459
Median · 10 years out
$80,834
middle 50%: $60,886 – $107,434

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Portland Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians earn a median $43,722 one year after graduating, rising to $80,834 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 23% above the national median of $50,390 for this field, ranking 17th of 130 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
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,734 total interest

Same major at other universities

Joliet Junior College
$63,610 · 5 yrs out
Northern Virginia Community College
$63,270 · 5 yrs out
Rock Valley College
$63,214 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Peninsula Community College
$63,214 · 5 yrs out
Houston Community College
$62,939 · 5 yrs out
McHenry County College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Southern University at Shreveport - Bossier City
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Arapahoe Community College
$60,508 · 5 yrs out
South Plains College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma City Community College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Honolulu Community College
$58,659 · 5 yrs out
Mohawk Valley Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$58,407 · 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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