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Certificate (under 1 year)+13% vs national median539 grads tracked

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians at Brookhaven College

Ranked 23rd of 122 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$40,051
middle 50%: $31,221 – $50,497
Median · 5 years out
$55,665
middle 50%: $42,201 – $69,356
Median · 10 years out
$72,585
middle 50%: $52,636 – $102,529

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

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

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies graduates from Brookhaven College start with a $40k median salary. Ten-year median earnings reach $73k.

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
7.4 yrs
≈ $8,634 total interest

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