Certificate (under 1 year)-5% vs national median406 grads tracked
Precision Production at Austin Community College
Ranked 78th of 150 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Precision Production by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$41,357
middle 50%: $29,021 – $57,805
Median · 5 years out
$51,694
middle 50%: $37,002 – $75,845
Median · 10 years out
$64,226
middle 50%: $41,019 – $89,645
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
Precision Production graduates from Austin Community College see median starting salaries of $41k. Compensation rises to $52k by year five and $64k 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?
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
7.8 yrs
≈ $8,907 total interest
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Mountain View College
$53,040 · 5 yrs out
Des Moines Area Community College
$53,035 · 5 yrs out
Amarillo College
$52,920 · 5 yrs out
Clackamas Community College
$52,165 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
$51,837 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Lincoln Trail College
$51,789 · 5 yrs out
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$51,537 · 5 yrs out
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$51,405 · 5 yrs out
Highland Community College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
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$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont Technical College
$51,110 · 5 yrs out
York Technical College
$51,028 · 5 yrs out
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