Certificate (under 1 year)+29% vs national median307 grads tracked
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians at Casper College
Ranked 3rd of 122 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$42,671
middle 50%: $31,275 – $57,163
Median · 5 years out
$63,563
middle 50%: $44,607 – $86,306
Median · 10 years out
$73,958
middle 50%: $58,197 – $95,419
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Vehicle Maintenance certificate earners start with a $43k median salary. Earnings grow to $74k after ten years in the industry.
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
6.7 yrs
≈ $7,746 total interest
Same major at other universities
Midland College
$67,980 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$64,085 · 5 yrs out
Lamar Institute of Technology
$63,082 · 5 yrs out
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
$62,075 · 5 yrs out
Houston Community College
$61,951 · 5 yrs out
Kilgore College
$61,703 · 5 yrs out
Northern Virginia Community College
$61,545 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Western Community College
$61,545 · 5 yrs out
Odessa College
$61,036 · 5 yrs out
Arapahoe Community College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Hennepin Technical College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Casper College
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Associate)
$78,709 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$78,529 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$78,529 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$78,372 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$77,115 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$76,675 · 5 yrs out
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$75,391 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Associate)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$71,949 · 5 yrs out
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