Associate0% vs national median409 grads tracked
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians at Florence - Darlington Technical College
Ranked 78th of 177 associate programs in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$46,723
middle 50%: $35,425 – $54,908
Median · 5 years out
$56,056
middle 50%: $42,210 – $73,085
Median · 10 years out
$67,449
middle 50%: $49,256 – $88,123
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
Florence - Darlington Technical College graduates in vehicle maintenance earn a median of $47k in year one. Salaries reach $67k after a decade.
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
7.1 yrs
≈ $7,886 total interest
Same major at other universities
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
$56,524 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at Morrisville
$56,481 · 5 yrs out
South Plains College
$56,363 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$56,346 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
$56,165 · 5 yrs out
Waubonsee Community College
$56,106 · 5 yrs out
Morgan Community College
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
Lincoln College of Technology
$55,817 · 5 yrs out
Arapahoe Community College
$55,746 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Iowa Community College
$55,369 · 5 yrs out
Saint Philip's College
$55,292 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$55,181 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Florence - Darlington Technical College
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$74,055 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$73,271 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$72,599 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$68,626 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$68,626 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,327 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$67,352 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$64,499 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$62,336 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$59,143 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Associate)
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
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