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Associate+1% vs national median160 grads tracked

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians at Houston Community College

Ranked 68th of 177 associate programs in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$43,399
middle 50%: $30,926 – $56,877
Median · 5 years out
$56,877
middle 50%: $47,119 – $81,462
Median · 10 years out
$83,557
middle 50%: $54,051 – $119,554

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 Houston Community College's associate program in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians earn a median $43,399 one year after graduating, rising to $83,557 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 1% above the national median of $56,165 for this field, ranking 68th 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
7 yrs
≈ $8,117 total interest

Same major at other universities

Triton College
$57,576 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$57,576 · 5 yrs out
St. Cloud Technical and Community College
$57,443 · 5 yrs out
Mt. Hood Community College
$57,190 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$57,090 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Lake Area Technical College
$56,697 · 5 yrs out
Lane Community College
$56,595 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Peninsula Community College
$56,595 · 5 yrs out
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
$56,524 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at Morrisville
$56,481 · 5 yrs out
South Plains College
$56,363 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Houston Community College

Fire Protection (Associate)
$124,854 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$99,334 · 5 yrs out
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$97,476 · 5 yrs out
Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$94,228 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$93,807 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$87,244 · 5 yrs out
Engineering Science (Associate)
$87,244 · 5 yrs out
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$85,242 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$84,025 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$82,991 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$82,328 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$80,200 · 5 yrs out

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