WhatGradsMake
Certificate (under 1 year)-26% vs national median113 grads tracked

Precision Production at Virginia Highlands Community College

Ranked 142nd of 150 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Precision Production by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$35,986
middle 50%: $24,952 – $46,908
Median · 5 years out
$40,342
middle 50%: $30,731 – $52,636
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Precision Production (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Virginia Highlands Community College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Precision Production earn a median $35,986 one year after graduating, rising to $40,342 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 26% below the national median of $54,292 for this field, ranking 142nd 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?

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
10.7 yrs
≈ $11,943 total interest

Same major at other universities

Navarro College
$42,146 · 5 yrs out
El Paso Community College
$42,063 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College
$41,887 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Wyoming College
$41,544 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 1
$41,244 · 5 yrs out
Texarkana College
$41,115 · 5 yrs out
Southside Virginia Community College
$40,113 · 5 yrs out
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
$39,950 · 5 yrs out
Pueblo Community College
$39,857 · 5 yrs out
Mountain Empire Community College
$38,967 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$38,771 · 5 yrs out
Blinn College
$34,473 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Virginia Highlands Community College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$64,417 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$59,273 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$56,620 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$56,620 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$55,504 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$54,615 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$53,892 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$51,627 · 5 yrs out
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (Associate)
$51,627 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$50,881 · 5 yrs out

Related fields of study

Boilermaking/Boilermaker
Compare universities
Precision Metal Working
Compare universities
Precision Production, Other
Compare universities
Woodworking
Compare universities