Certificate (under 1 year)0% vs national median249 grads tracked
Precision Metal Working at Central Carolina Technical College
Ranked 67th of 150 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Precision Metal Working by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$37,257
middle 50%: $27,670 – $50,881
Median · 5 years out
$53,578
middle 50%: $38,643 – $72,671
Median · 10 years out
$70,625
middle 50%: $45,525 – $96,448
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Precision Metal Working (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Central Carolina Technical College's Precision Metal Working certificate graduates earn $37k in year one. The median salary grows to $71k after ten years.
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
7.8 yrs
≈ $9,173 total interest
Same major at other universities
Ogden-Weber Technical College
$54,757 · 5 yrs out
Portland Community College
$54,665 · 5 yrs out
South Texas College
$54,292 · 5 yrs out
Treasure Valley Community College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$53,655 · 5 yrs out
Vernon College
$53,306 · 5 yrs out
Uintah Basin Technical College
$53,243 · 5 yrs out
Housatonic Community College
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
Mountain View College
$53,040 · 5 yrs out
Amarillo College
$52,920 · 5 yrs out
Pickens Technical College
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
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$74,643 · 5 yrs out
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$60,272 · 5 yrs out
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