Certificate (under 1 year)-8% vs national median354 grads tracked
Precision Production at Southwest Texas Junior College
Ranked 91st of 150 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Precision Production by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$37,827
middle 50%: $25,504 – $56,743
Median · 5 years out
$49,920
middle 50%: $34,644 – $67,254
Median · 10 years out
$70,625
middle 50%: $32,639 – $88,826
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 earn $38k in their first year. Ten-year median earnings reach $71k.
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
8 yrs
≈ $9,480 total interest
Same major at other universities
York Technical College
$51,028 · 5 yrs out
Hill College
$50,740 · 5 yrs out
Western Texas College
$50,311 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$50,197 · 5 yrs out
Central Texas College District
$50,129 · 5 yrs out
Cisco College
$50,083 · 5 yrs out
Western Iowa Tech Community College
$50,050 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Oregon Community College
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
Mountainland Technical College
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Illinois College
$49,794 · 5 yrs out
Coastal Bend College
$49,438 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Illinois College
$48,829 · 5 yrs out
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$59,116 · 5 yrs out
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$49,920 · 5 yrs out