Certificate (1-2 years)+25% vs national median247 grads tracked
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians at Houston Community College
Ranked 15th of 130 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$42,527
middle 50%: $31,225 – $55,514
Median · 5 years out
$62,939
middle 50%: $48,922 – $80,999
Median · 10 years out
$83,733
middle 50%: $59,197 – $107,093
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Vehicle Maintenance graduates from Houston Community College see $43k median salaries in year one. Pay reaches $63k at five years and $84k 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
6.7 yrs
≈ $7,778 total interest
Same major at other universities
Salt Lake Community College
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Illinois College
$64,151 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$63,610 · 5 yrs out
Northern Virginia Community College
$63,270 · 5 yrs out
Rock Valley College
$63,214 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Peninsula Community College
$63,214 · 5 yrs out
McHenry County College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Portland Community College
$61,932 · 5 yrs out
Southern University at Shreveport - Bossier City
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Arapahoe Community College
$60,508 · 5 yrs out
South Plains College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma City Community College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
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$124,854 · 5 yrs out
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$99,334 · 5 yrs out
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$97,476 · 5 yrs out
Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$94,228 · 5 yrs out
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$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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