Certificate (under 1 year)+12% vs national median254 grads tracked
Precision Metal Working at Midlands Technical College
Ranked 30th of 150 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Precision Metal Working by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$37,827
middle 50%: $26,742 – $53,673
Median · 5 years out
$59,848
middle 50%: $41,202 – $79,944
Median · 10 years out
$68,249
middle 50%: $50,129 – $91,987
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Precision Metal Working (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Precision Metal Working certificate earners at Midlands Technical College earn $38k in year one. Five-year median earnings reach $60k.
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
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,550 total interest
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$61,655 · 5 yrs out
Odessa College
$61,630 · 5 yrs out
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$61,121 · 5 yrs out
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$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
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Naugatuck Valley Community College
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$58,363 · 5 yrs out
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Columbus State Community College
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