Certificate (under 1 year)+10% vs national median809 grads tracked
Precision Production at Greenville Technical College
Ranked 30th of 150 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Precision Production by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$47,105
middle 50%: $33,406 – $61,432
Median · 5 years out
$59,966
middle 50%: $43,834 – $77,245
Median · 10 years out
$63,756
middle 50%: $46,093 – $80,472
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Precision Production (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Precision production graduates earn a median of $47k in their first year. Salary grows to $64k 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?
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
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,573 total interest
Same major at other universities
Anoka Technical College
$61,655 · 5 yrs out
Odessa College
$61,630 · 5 yrs out
College of the Mainland
$61,121 · 5 yrs out
Quinebaug Valley Community College
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
Lamar Institute of Technology
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
Victoria College
$60,508 · 5 yrs out
South Central College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Midlands Technical College
$59,476 · 5 yrs out
Lone Star College System
$58,858 · 5 yrs out
Naugatuck Valley Community College
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
Tyler Junior College
$58,227 · 5 yrs out
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$92,587 · 5 yrs out
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$74,301 · 5 yrs out
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$73,228 · 5 yrs out
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$72,966 · 5 yrs out
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$72,966 · 5 yrs out
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$69,154 · 5 yrs out
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