Certificate (1-2 years)+10% vs national median369 grads tracked
Precision Production at Danville Community College
Ranked 31st of 123 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Precision Production by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$47,469
middle 50%: $35,666 – $66,448
Median · 5 years out
$61,036
middle 50%: $41,695 – $90,722
Median · 10 years out
$58,858
middle 50%: $44,129 – $100,794
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Precision Production (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Precision Production certificate holders at Danville Community College earn $47k in year one. Median pay reaches $61k after five years and $59k 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
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,477 total interest
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Greenville Technical College
$62,224 · 5 yrs out
Asnuntuck Community College
$62,158 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
Aims Community College
$61,723 · 5 yrs out
Midlands Technical College
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 2
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St. Cloud Technical and Community College
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Eastern Maine Community College
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
Lake Superior College
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
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$60,837 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$60,219 · 5 yrs out
Central Carolina Technical College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
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