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Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians at Tidewater Community College

Ranked 63rd of 177 associate programs in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$42,114
middle 50%: $31,818 – $61,645
Median · 5 years out
$57,576
middle 50%: $40,660 – $77,691
Median · 10 years out
$67,204
middle 50%: $49,582 – $84,610

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 Tidewater Community College's associate program in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians earn a median $42,114 one year after graduating, rising to $67,204 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 3% above the national median of $56,165 for this field, ranking 63rd 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
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,267 total interest

Same major at other universities

Austin Community College
$58,597 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3
$58,440 · 5 yrs out
Schenectady County Community College
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
Utah Valley University
$58,150 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii Maui College
$57,991 · 5 yrs out
Triton College
$57,576 · 5 yrs out
St. Cloud Technical and Community College
$57,443 · 5 yrs out
Mt. Hood Community College
$57,190 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$57,090 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Houston Community College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Lake Area Technical College
$56,697 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Tidewater Community College

Engineering (Associate)
$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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