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Associate+9% vs national median2,756 grads tracked

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians at Texas State Technical College

Ranked 44th of 177 associate programs in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$41,661
middle 50%: $30,086 – $54,978
Median · 5 years out
$61,099
middle 50%: $44,024 – $81,083
Median · 10 years out
$72,680
middle 50%: $53,191 – $98,192

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (associate) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Texas State Technical College's associate program in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians earn a median $41,661 one year after graduating, rising to $72,680 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 9% above the national median of $56,165 for this field, ranking 44th of 177 reporting programs.

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
6.9 yrs
≈ $8,023 total interest

Same major at other universities

Eastfield College
$61,482 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Illinois College
$61,431 · 5 yrs out
Southwest Texas Junior College
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Kishwaukee College
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bronx Community College
$61,198 · 5 yrs out
Northern Virginia Community College
$61,155 · 5 yrs out
Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
$61,036 · 5 yrs out
Massachusetts Bay Community College
$60,961 · 5 yrs out
Brookhaven College
$60,947 · 5 yrs out
Rockland Community College
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan Community College
$60,442 · 5 yrs out
Hennepin Technical College
$60,357 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Texas State Technical College

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$126,300 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$122,926 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$109,537 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$86,605 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$83,187 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,000 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$77,691 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$77,691 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$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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