Certificate (under 1 year)+5% vs national median290 grads tracked
Precision Metal Working at Tarrant County College District
Ranked 48th of 150 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Precision Metal Working by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$40,342
middle 50%: $29,229 – $56,743
Median · 5 years out
$56,212
middle 50%: $38,141 – $76,015
Median · 10 years out
$58,858
middle 50%: $41,695 – $74,872
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Precision Metal Working (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Tarrant County College District graduates in Precision Metal Working earn $40k in year one. Median earnings hit $56k at five years and $59k at ten years.
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
7.6 yrs
≈ $8,634 total interest
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$57,736 · 5 yrs out
Clarendon College
$57,619 · 5 yrs out
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$57,301 · 5 yrs out
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$57,282 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$57,186 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$56,249 · 5 yrs out
Rend Lake College
$56,140 · 5 yrs out
Wharton County Junior College
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Metropolitan Community College
$56,029 · 5 yrs out
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$55,836 · 5 yrs out
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$55,721 · 5 yrs out
Tri-County Technical College
$55,699 · 5 yrs out
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