Certificate (1-2 years)-9% vs national median252 grads tracked
Precision Production at Florence - Darlington Technical College
Ranked 93rd of 123 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Precision Production by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,024
middle 50%: $26,168 – $44,939
Median · 5 years out
$50,197
middle 50%: $35,929 – $70,342
Median · 10 years out
$58,019
middle 50%: $42,110 – $79,958
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Precision Production (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Precision Production certificate holders at Florence - Darlington Technical College earn a median $35k in year one. Salaries reach $58k by year ten.
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
8.5 yrs
≈ $9,980 total interest
Same major at other universities
Mountainland Technical College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Technical College
$50,767 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Community College
$50,628 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Iowa Community College
$50,579 · 5 yrs out
New River Community College
$50,402 · 5 yrs out
SOWELA Technical Community College
$50,311 · 5 yrs out
Davis Technical College
$50,083 · 5 yrs out
Lincoln Land Community College
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Olney Central College
$49,095 · 5 yrs out
State Fair Community College
$48,943 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Oregon Community College
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Carl Sandburg College
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
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