Certificate (under 1 year)0% vs national median1,703 grads tracked
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians at Greenville Technical College
Ranked 76th of 170 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$40,117
middle 50%: $29,512 – $51,831
Median · 5 years out
$52,380
middle 50%: $39,619 – $68,453
Median · 10 years out
$60,028
middle 50%: $45,926 – $78,800
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Greenville Technical College graduates in repair technologies earn a median of $40k initially. Salaries reach $52k at year five and $60k 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
7.9 yrs
≈ $9,028 total interest
Same major at other universities
Cedar Valley College
$53,913 · 5 yrs out
Central Carolina Technical College
$53,485 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$53,283 · 5 yrs out
Sauk Valley Community College
$53,053 · 5 yrs out
Southside Virginia Community College
$52,703 · 5 yrs out
Sinclair Community College
$52,435 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Peninsula Community College
$52,283 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5
$52,232 · 5 yrs out
Century College
$52,221 · 5 yrs out
Saint Louis Community College
$51,888 · 5 yrs out
Angelina College
$51,888 · 5 yrs out
Mountainland Technical College
$51,799 · 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
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
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
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