Certificate (under 1 year)-2% vs national median2,297 grads tracked
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians at Texas State Technical College
Ranked 83rd of 170 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,216
middle 50%: $25,906 – $47,709
Median · 5 years out
$51,565
middle 50%: $36,043 – $70,731
Median · 10 years out
$63,463
middle 50%: $43,707 – $91,138
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Mechanic and Repair Technologies graduates see starting salaries around $35k. Earnings climb to $52k after five years and $63k after 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?
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
8.2 yrs
≈ $9,718 total interest
Same major at other universities
Virginia Peninsula Community College
$52,283 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5
$52,232 · 5 yrs out
Century College
$52,221 · 5 yrs out
Saint Louis Community College
$51,888 · 5 yrs out
Angelina College
$51,888 · 5 yrs out
Mountainland Technical College
$51,799 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Kaskaskia College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Des Moines Area Community College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 10
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Dixie Technical College
$50,919 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$50,823 · 5 yrs out
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$126,300 · 5 yrs out
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$122,926 · 5 yrs out
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$109,537 · 5 yrs out
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$86,605 · 5 yrs out
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$83,187 · 5 yrs out
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$78,000 · 5 yrs out
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$77,691 · 5 yrs out
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$77,691 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
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$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$73,271 · 5 yrs out
Public Health (Associate)
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
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