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Certificate (under 1 year)+6% vs national median1,992 grads tracked

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

Ranked 36th of 122 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$36,037
middle 50%: $26,401 – $48,313
Median · 5 years out
$52,380
middle 50%: $36,842 – $71,702
Median · 10 years out
$64,788
middle 50%: $44,615 – $92,564

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

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

Texas State Technical College alumni in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies see median first-year pay at $36k. Ten-year earnings reach $65k for this certificate program.

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
8.1 yrs
≈ $9,504 total interest

Same major at other universities

Blue Mountain Community College
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
Austin Community College
$53,067 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 1
$52,920 · 5 yrs out
Central Texas College District
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
Moraine Valley Community College
$52,479 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$52,479 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Valley Community College
$52,354 · 5 yrs out
Spartanburg Community College
$52,354 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
$52,283 · 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

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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