Certificate (under 1 year)+8% vs national median262 grads tracked
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians at Portland Community College
Ranked 29th of 122 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$40,342
middle 50%: $28,040 – $56,453
Median · 5 years out
$53,397
middle 50%: $34,494 – $74,545
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Vehicle Maintenance graduates earn a median of $40k in their first year. This increases to $53k by year five.
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
7.9 yrs
≈ $8,954 total interest
Same major at other universities
Brookhaven College
$55,665 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$55,261 · 5 yrs out
Uintah Basin Technical College
$55,181 · 5 yrs out
Oakton College
$54,522 · 5 yrs out
South Plains College
$54,115 · 5 yrs out
Brazosport College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Blue Mountain Community College
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
Austin Community College
$53,067 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 1
$52,920 · 5 yrs out
Central Texas College District
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
Moraine Valley Community College
$52,479 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$52,479 · 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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