Certificate (under 1 year)+27% vs national median369 grads tracked
Precision Production at Trident Technical College
Ranked 11th of 150 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Precision Production by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$50,334
middle 50%: $36,903 – $63,439
Median · 5 years out
$68,815
middle 50%: $50,981 – $85,076
Median · 10 years out
$73,958
middle 50%: $57,805 – $88,583
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
Trident Technical College precision production certificate earners start at $50k. Median pay grows to $74k by year 10.
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 yrs
≈ $6,751 total interest
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