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Associate-26% vs national median119 grads tracked

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians at El Paso Community College

Ranked 172nd of 177 associate programs in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$31,214
middle 50%: $24,365 – $42,258
Median · 5 years out
$41,326
middle 50%: $30,775 – $61,827
Median · 10 years out
$40,037
middle 50%: $33,372 – $69,498

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of El Paso Community College's associate program in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians earn a median $31,214 one year after graduating, rising to $40,037 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 26% below the national median of $56,165 for this field, ranking 172nd of 177 reporting programs.

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
11.1 yrs
≈ $12,728 total interest

Same major at other universities

York Technical College
$44,592 · 5 yrs out
Kaskaskia College
$44,521 · 5 yrs out
Red Rocks Community College
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
Orangeburg - Calhoun Technical College
$44,098 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont Technical College
$43,561 · 5 yrs out
Rend Lake College
$42,853 · 5 yrs out
Washington County Community College
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College
$38,692 · 5 yrs out
Carl Sandburg College
$36,903 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Fulton-Montgomery Community College
$36,674 · 5 yrs out
Umpqua Community College
$34,840 · 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
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,570 · 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

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