Associate+3% vs national median512 grads tracked
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians at Tidewater Community College
Ranked 81st of 231 associate programs in Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$45,327
middle 50%: $32,626 – $66,501
Median · 5 years out
$61,384
middle 50%: $43,047 – $80,183
Median · 10 years out
$70,227
middle 50%: $51,929 – $87,609
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Associate degree graduates in Mechanic and Repair Technologies start at $45k. Median earnings reach $61k after five years and $70k 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?
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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
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,638 total interest
Same major at other universities
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 12
$61,992 · 5 yrs out
Amarillo College
$61,926 · 5 yrs out
Rock Valley College
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
Erie Community College
$61,792 · 5 yrs out
Hudson Valley Community College
$61,673 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan Community College
$61,446 · 5 yrs out
Texas State Technical College
$61,378 · 5 yrs out
Northland Community and Technical College
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Kishwaukee College
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont Virginia Community College
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bronx Community College
$61,198 · 5 yrs out
Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
$61,036 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Tidewater Community College
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$81,090 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$81,090 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$80,325 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$78,072 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$76,554 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$74,996 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$74,643 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$74,643 · 5 yrs out
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$72,218 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Certificate)
$70,012 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,841 · 5 yrs out
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