Certificate (under 1 year)+12% vs national median227 grads tracked
Precision Production at Lamar Institute of Technology
Ranked 28th of 150 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Precision Production by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$42,912
middle 50%: $29,381 – $64,689
Median · 5 years out
$60,590
middle 50%: $41,308 – $85,062
Median · 10 years out
$77,901
middle 50%: $53,814 – $122,926
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Precision Production (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Precision Production certificate holders at Lamar Institute of Technology earn $43k in year one. Median salaries reach $61k by year 5.
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
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,915 total interest
Same major at other universities
College of Lake County
$62,075 · 5 yrs out
Del Mar College
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
Anoka Technical College
$61,655 · 5 yrs out
Odessa College
$61,630 · 5 yrs out
College of the Mainland
$61,121 · 5 yrs out
Quinebaug Valley Community College
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
Victoria College
$60,508 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$59,966 · 5 yrs out
South Central College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Midlands Technical College
$59,476 · 5 yrs out
Lone Star College System
$58,858 · 5 yrs out
Naugatuck Valley Community College
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
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