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Certificate (under 1 year)+13% vs national median106 grads tracked

Precision Metal Working at Victoria College

Ranked 29th of 150 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Precision Metal Working by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$42,273
middle 50%: $27,732 – $53,243
Median · 5 years out
$60,508
middle 50%: $46,124 – $75,501
Median · 10 years out
$57,867
middle 50%: $33,739 – $100,994

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

Graduates of Victoria College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Precision Metal Working earn a median $42,273 one year after graduating, rising to $57,867 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 13% above the national median of $53,655 for this field, ranking 29th of 150 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
7.1 yrs
≈ $8,056 total interest

Same major at other universities

Del Mar College
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
Anoka Technical College
$61,655 · 5 yrs out
Odessa College
$61,630 · 5 yrs out
College of the Mainland
$61,121 · 5 yrs out
Quinebaug Valley Community College
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
Lamar Institute of Technology
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
Midlands Technical College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
South Central College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Lone Star College System
$58,858 · 5 yrs out
Naugatuck Valley Community College
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
Tyler Junior College
$58,227 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Victoria College

Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$107,974 · 5 yrs out
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$107,974 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$99,377 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$97,530 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$93,054 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$87,928 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$78,777 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$74,702 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate)
$73,157 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$71,251 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$71,140 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$64,613 · 5 yrs out

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