Associate-18% vs national median244 grads tracked
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians at El Paso Community College
Ranked 201st of 231 associate programs in Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,030
middle 50%: $25,574 – $48,487
Median · 5 years out
$49,000
middle 50%: $33,739 – $73,198
Median · 10 years out
$47,270
middle 50%: $33,249 – $83,820
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Median first-year earnings for this major sit at $35k. Salary growth continues through the fifth year at $49k before settling at $47k after ten years.
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
9.1 yrs
≈ $10,333 total interest
Same major at other universities
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 7
$49,935 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
Leeward Community College
$49,539 · 5 yrs out
Mineral Area College
$49,171 · 5 yrs out
Northern Maine Community College
$49,143 · 5 yrs out
Northeast Iowa Community College
$49,035 · 5 yrs out
McHenry County College
$48,943 · 5 yrs out
Corning Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$48,908 · 5 yrs out
Ozarks Technical Community College
$48,703 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Community College
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Horry - Georgetown Technical College
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Lakes Community College
$47,990 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at El Paso Community College
Fire Protection (Associate)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$85,722 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$77,857 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$77,847 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$72,598 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$69,348 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$69,240 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$67,497 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$66,247 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$65,717 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$65,502 · 5 yrs out
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