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Certificate (1-2 years)+2% vs national median190 grads tracked

Precision Metal Working at Spartanburg Community College

Ranked 54th of 123 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Precision Metal Working by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$44,978
middle 50%: $34,252 – $61,518
Median · 5 years out
$56,595
middle 50%: $43,616 – $77,044
Median · 10 years out
$65,035
middle 50%: $52,825 – $85,489

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Precision Metal Working (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

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

Precision Metal Working certificate earners see a first-year median of $45k. Median earnings reach $65k 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
7.2 yrs
≈ $8,042 total interest

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