Certificate (under 1 year)+4% vs national median547 grads tracked
Precision Metal Working at Tri-County Technical College
Ranked 55th of 150 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Precision Metal Working by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,560
middle 50%: $31,996 – $57,966
Median · 5 years out
$55,699
middle 50%: $41,940 – $72,636
Median · 10 years out
$62,605
middle 50%: $48,127 – $85,912
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
Graduates of the Precision Metal Working certificate at Tri-County Technical College earn $44k in their first year. Median pay reaches $63k by year ten.
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
≈ $8,285 total interest
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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
Spartanburg Community College
$55,721 · 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
Owens Community College
$55,086 · 5 yrs out
Ogden-Weber Technical College
$54,757 · 5 yrs out
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$74,200 · 5 yrs out
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