Certificate (under 1 year)+4% vs national median343 grads tracked
Precision Metal Working at Spartanburg Community College
Ranked 54th of 150 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Precision Metal Working by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$45,824
middle 50%: $33,933 – $59,736
Median · 5 years out
$55,721
middle 50%: $42,596 – $71,191
Median · 10 years out
$54,365
middle 50%: $41,887 – $67,692
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 holders at Spartanburg Community College earn $46k in their first year. Median pay rises to $56k after five years of employment.
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
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,070 total interest
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Elgin Community College
$56,249 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$56,212 · 5 yrs out
Rend Lake College
$56,140 · 5 yrs out
Wharton County Junior College
$56,086 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan Community College
$56,029 · 5 yrs out
Aims Community College
$55,836 · 5 yrs out
Tri-County Technical College
$55,699 · 5 yrs out
Texas State Technical College
$55,507 · 5 yrs out
Hawkeye Community College
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Pine Technical and Community College
$55,335 · 5 yrs out
Panola College
$55,111 · 5 yrs out
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$55,086 · 5 yrs out
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