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Certificate (1-2 years)+9% vs national median241 grads tracked

Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians at Greenville Technical College

Ranked 48th of 179 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$44,345
middle 50%: $32,038 – $64,159
Median · 5 years out
$57,867
middle 50%: $44,968 – $77,235
Median · 10 years out
$69,154
middle 50%: $51,223 – $87,447

Salary trajectory

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

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

Graduates of Greenville Technical College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians earn a median $44,345 one year after graduating, rising to $69,154 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 9% above the national median of $53,107 for this field, ranking 48th of 179 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
7.1 yrs
≈ $7,994 total interest

Same major at other universities

York Technical College
$58,934 · 5 yrs out
Northland Community and Technical College
$58,659 · 5 yrs out
Monroe Community College
$58,298 · 5 yrs out
North Iowa Area Community College
$58,227 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Illinois College
$58,197 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
$57,938 · 5 yrs out
South Central College
$57,726 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 13
$57,471 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Central Community College
$57,208 · 5 yrs out
Dalton State College
$57,147 · 5 yrs out
Hawkeye Community College
$56,786 · 5 yrs out
L. E. Fletcher Technical Community College
$56,406 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Greenville Technical College

Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$92,587 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$89,755 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$82,004 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$73,228 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$72,966 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$72,966 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$70,261 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,770 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other (Associate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$67,048 · 5 yrs out

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