Undergraduate certificate · Precision Production

Precision Metal Working (Undergraduate certificate): earnings by school

420 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$42,687
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$47,587
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$8,040
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 370 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $43,600 and $52,936. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Riverland Community College MN—$87,864—
Idaho State University ID$59,367$82,683$6,500
Ferris State University MI$72,223$79,641$16,529
White Mountains Community College NH$52,456$71,074$8,970
Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College KY$69,657—$6,000
Hennepin Technical College MN$64,415$69,442—
Santa Ana College CA$55,962$68,633—
Coastal Pines Technical College GA$55,402$68,443—
Riverside City College CA—$67,355—
Owensboro Community and Technical College KY$38,731$67,174$4,979
Alexandria Technical & Community College MN$53,455$65,946$5,500
Minnesota North College MN$51,286$65,172$5,500
Butte College CA$44,449$64,811—
Hawkeye Community College IA$44,101$64,717$5,500
Anoka Technical College MN$57,915$64,648$5,500
Fox Valley Technical College WI$55,048$63,662$5,500
Savannah Technical College GA—$63,310—
Lee College TX$70,412$62,998—
Vincennes University IN$58,633$62,871$5,500
Hopkinsville Community College KY—$62,870—
Cowley County Community College KS$39,474$62,785—
Waukesha County Technical College WI—$62,722—
Saint Paul College MN$58,976$62,541$8,875
Alpena Community College MI—$62,203—
Eastern Iowa Community College District IA$61,035——
Clackamas Community College OR—$61,033—
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College WI$51,153$60,707—
Gateway Community and Technical College KY$60,680$60,507$4,813
Bluegrass Community and Technical College KY$60,604$60,198$9,045
Dunwoody College of Technology MN$37,845$60,061—
Jefferson Community and Technical College KY$65,286$59,962$6,500
EHOVE Career Center OH—$59,906—
Northern Michigan University MI—$59,723—
Dakota County Technical College MN$53,788$59,643$5,500
Milwaukee Area Technical College WI$46,236$59,516$5,500
Marshalltown Community College IA—$59,331—
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro TN$42,755$59,112—
Hobart Institute of Welding Technology OH$49,991$59,016$5,500
Tarrant County College District TX—$59,011—
St Cloud Technical and Community College MN$52,556$58,749—
Connecticut State Community College CT$47,444$58,531$5,500
West Kentucky Community and Technical College KY$38,436$58,512$5,500
Central Alabama Community College AL—$58,411—
Northwest Florida State College FL—$58,333—
Lynnes Welding Training ND$50,995$58,273$3,385
Cisco College TX—$57,960—
Moraine Park Technical College WI$44,776$57,861—
Shelton State Community College AL—$57,855—
Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City MO—$57,729—
Baker College MI—$57,680—
Del Mar College TX—$57,598—
Welder Training and Testing Institute PA$49,812$57,411$5,500
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center PA$52,567$56,969—
Advanced Technology Institute VA$42,466$56,751$12,000
Great Oaks Career Campuses OH$39,697$56,665—
Ogden-Weber Technical College UT—$56,521—
Chippewa Valley Technical College WI$54,384$56,289$7,625
Northland Community and Technical College MN$56,194——
East Valley Institute of Technology AZ$37,766$56,189—
Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls OH$39,694$56,054$13,000
Northern Wyoming Community College District WY$55,330$56,041$5,167
Bevill State Community College AL—$55,986—
Central Lakes College-Brainerd MN$49,087$55,654$5,500
Mountainland Technical College UT$43,857$55,570—
North Georgia Technical College GA$49,764$55,479—
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College GA$55,436——
Northeast Community College NE$46,005$55,434—
Western Technical College WI$47,343$55,158$5,500
Elite Welding Academy LLC OH$49,221$55,098$5,500
Elite Welding Academy South Point OH$49,221$55,098$5,500
Central Virginia Community College VA$44,861$54,998—
Danville Community College VA—$54,963—
Northwood Technical College WI$50,067$54,941$5,500
Montana State University MT$43,629$54,930—
Gateway Technical College WI$48,793$54,860$7,750
Modern Welding School NY$45,822$54,806$5,500
Ridgewater College MN$52,031$54,714—
South Central College MN$47,537$54,263$4,500
Ranken Technical College MO$51,970$54,143$8,100
Bridgerland Technical College UT$40,367$53,913—
Indian Hills Community College IA—$53,878—
Lake Superior College MN$48,785$53,775—
Spartanburg Community College SC—$53,755—
Ivy Tech Community College IN$45,087$53,579$5,500
Alaska Vocational Technical Center AK$54,878$53,551—
Lone Star College System TX$37,437$53,293—
Virginia Western Community College VA$35,270$53,278—
Kennebec Valley Community College ME—$53,244—
Laurel Technical Institute PA—$53,141—
Mohave Community College AZ$28,836$53,098—
Lincoln Land Community College IL—$53,017—
Brightpoint Community College VA$49,356$52,992—
Georgia Northwestern Technical College GA$46,769$52,968—
Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc AZ$45,023$52,936$6,855
Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc IL$45,023$52,936$6,855
Universal Technical Institute of California Inc CA$45,023$52,936$6,855
Universal Technical Institute-Mooresville NC$45,023$52,936$6,855
Universal Technical Institute-Southern California CA$45,023$52,936$6,855
Universal Technical Institute-South Florida Miramar FL$45,023$52,936$6,855
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis TN$35,900$52,924—
Front Range Community College CO$44,800$52,873$6,625
Northcentral Technical College WI$50,390$52,792$5,125
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College WI$50,756$52,759—
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski TN—$52,577—
Texas State Technical College TX$45,978$52,527$5,500
York Technical College SC$44,553$52,454—
Madison Area Technical College WI—$52,408—
Lincoln Technical Institute-East Windsor CT$45,316$52,364$9,500
Lincoln Technical Institute-New Britain CT$45,316$52,364$9,500
Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park IL$45,316$52,364$9,500
Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia MD$45,316$52,364$9,500
Lincoln College of Technology-East Point GA$45,316$52,364$9,500
Des Moines Area Community College IA$53,940$52,238$5,500
The Fab School CA$43,690$52,227$4,449
Minnesota State College Southeast MN$48,185$52,003—
Apollo Career Center OH$51,946——
Emily Griffith Technical College CO$57,453$51,887—
Butler Technology and Career Development Schools OH$45,241$51,815—
Northeast Iowa Community College IA$47,678$51,808—
Colorado Mesa University CO$51,512—$10,812
Davis Technical College UT$46,595$51,496—
San Jacinto Community College TX$35,480$51,392—
Western Iowa Tech Community College IA—$51,372—
GateWay Community College AZ—$51,289—
GateWay Community College-Central City AZ—$51,289—
Lincoln College of Technology-Denver CO$44,170$51,214$9,499
Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis IN$44,170$51,214$9,499
Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield NJ$44,170$51,214$9,499
Nashville Auto-Diesel College TN$44,170$51,214$9,499
Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie TX$44,170$51,214$9,499
Lincoln Technical Institute-Mahwah NJ$44,170$51,214$9,499
Johnson College PA$39,223$51,119—
School of Automotive Machinists & Technology TX$57,952$51,062$9,846
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville TN$43,984$50,956—
West Virginia University at Parkersburg WV—$50,838—
Mid-State Technical College WI$54,668$50,820—
Community College of Denver CO—$50,744$9,500
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College KY$59,272$50,712$7,103
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville TN$45,830$50,605—
Reedley College CA—$50,578—
East Mississippi Community College MS$42,986$50,571$5,368
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson TN$39,618$50,457—
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald TN$44,308$50,449—
Pickaway Ross Joint Vocational School District OH$43,437$50,370—
Iowa Central Community College IA$42,912$50,258—
Chattanooga State Community College TN$42,510$50,184—
Gwinnett Technical College GA$40,980$50,064—
Delta College MI$46,691$50,030$5,500
Eastern Florida State College FL—$50,029—
Nicolet Area Technical College WI—$50,012—
Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center PA$49,087$50,007—
Bay de Noc Community College MI—$49,912—
Cuyahoga Community College District OH—$49,899—
University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton AR—$49,878—
First Coast Technical College FL—$49,829—
Lake Area Technical College SD—$49,693$5,500
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology PA—$49,671—
Perry Technical Institute WA$47,948$49,660$7,892
Central Louisiana Technical Community College LA$42,619$49,569$8,452
Central Carolina Technical College SC$53,381$49,537—
Gogebic Community College MI—$49,487—
Lively Technical College FL$42,077$49,470—
New River Community College VA—$49,441—
Rosedale Technical College PA$45,346$49,321—
Baton Rouge Community College LA—$49,233—
Erie Institute of Technology Inc PA$41,135$49,189$8,106
ETI School of Skilled Trades IL$39,528$49,138$9,500
Southwestern Oregon Community College OR—$49,119—
ETI Technical College of Niles OH$31,787$49,108$9,500
Midlands Technical College SC$40,099$49,092—
Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County OH$48,893$49,051—
Eastern Wyoming College WY$43,285$49,017—
North American Trade Schools MD$39,069$48,984$8,404
Guilford Technical Community College NC—$48,866—
Central Carolina Community College NC—$48,825—
Western Dakota Technical College SD—$48,803—
Pine Technical & Community College MN—$48,780—
TCAT Athens TN$41,360$48,705—
George C Wallace Community College-Dothan AL—$48,659—
Garden City Community College KS—$48,612—
Arclabs SC$43,267$48,541$9,500
Wayne Community College NC—$48,485—
Itawamba Community College MS$43,850$48,249—
Pikes Peak State College CO—$48,223—
Manhattan Area Technical College KS$47,196$48,121—
Laramie County Community College WY$37,956$48,005$5,500
Refrigeration School Inc AZ$43,908$47,927$9,500
Southwestern Illinois College IL$41,254$47,871$3,500
Gaston College NC$39,568$47,775—
Summit College CA$43,078$47,614$9,497
Lanier Technical College GA$47,605——
Piedmont Technical College SC—$47,604—
Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology KS$49,220$47,570$5,500
Grayson College TX—$47,549—
Greenville Technical College SC$42,725$47,510—
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Atlanta GA$41,873$47,452$9,500
Orange Technical College FL$43,936$47,407—
Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa OK$40,148$47,367$9,500
Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville FL$40,148$47,367$9,500
Tulsa Welding School-Houston TX$40,148$47,367$9,500
Tulsa Welding School-Dallas Campus TX$40,148$47,367$9,500
Fortis Institute-Towson MD$41,064$47,340$13,000
Fortis College-Smyrna GA$41,064$47,340$13,000
Fortis College-Cincinnati OH$41,064$47,340$13,000
Richmond Community College NC—$47,335—
Monroe Community College NY—$47,330—
Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois IL$40,580$47,321$9,403
Delta Technical College-Mississippi MS$40,580$47,321$9,403
Midwest Technical Institute-Missouri MO$40,580$47,321$9,403
CET-San Diego CA$40,502$47,291$8,305
CET-San Jose CA$40,502$47,291$8,305
CET-El Centro CA$40,502$47,291$8,305
CET-Colton CA$40,502$47,291$8,305
CET-Watsonville CA$40,502$47,291$8,305
CET-El Paso TX$40,502$47,291$8,305
Ozarks Technical Community College MO$31,994$47,218$3,500
Arkansas Welding Academy AR$40,507$47,216$9,500
South Plains College TX$38,446$47,136$5,500
Pensacola State College FL$40,717$47,078—
Amarillo College TX$34,977$46,858—
Warren County Career Center OH$43,425$46,822—
Tidewater Tech-Trades VA$38,002$46,800$9,500
Somerset Community College KY$46,666——
Austin Community College District TX$46,183$46,613—
Palm Beach State College FL$37,540$46,610—
Manatee Technical College FL$48,623$46,581—
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland TN$38,838$46,575—
Fort Myers Technical College FL$46,838$46,511—
Southeast Technical College SD—$46,490—
Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater FL$39,916$46,449—
Ashland Community and Technical College KY$46,445——
NUC University PR$40,022$46,405$11,110
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest TN$48,752$46,394—
Grand Rapids Community College MI$45,799$46,375$6,460
Florence-Darlington Technical College SC$42,603$46,368—
Southern Arkansas University Tech AR—$46,358—
Isothermal Community College NC—$46,345—
Aims Community College CO$46,321——
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman TN$37,765$46,302—
Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES NY$40,664$46,004$4,961
Western Technical College TX$32,208$45,954$12,122
South Texas College TX$39,309$45,926—
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College NC—$45,919—
Tom P. Haney Technical College FL$26,635$45,878—
West Georgia Technical College GA$42,687$45,876—
College of Western Idaho ID$44,878$45,870$7,250
Lake Technical College FL$37,840$45,651—
Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute AZ$39,883$45,650$11,688
South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco TX$39,883$45,650$11,688
Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga TN$39,883$45,650$11,688
Miller-Motte College-Raleigh NC$39,883$45,650$11,688
Miller-Motte College-STVT-Corpus Christi TX$39,883$45,650$11,688
Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville NC$39,883$45,650$11,688
Miller-Motte College-STVT-San Antonio TX$39,883$45,650$11,688
Miller-Motte College-STVT-Arlington TX$39,883$45,650$11,688
Patrick & Henry Community College VA$42,953$45,635—
Fort Hays Tech North Central KS$46,143$45,506$5,500
Dallas College TX—$45,483—
Advanced Career Institute CA$42,736$45,475$7,979
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown TN$43,377$45,418—
Lawson State Community College AL—$45,380—
Illinois Central College IL$45,352——
South Arkansas College AR—$45,282—
Withlacoochee Technical College FL$49,256$45,279—
Apex Technical School NY$39,723$45,239$9,500
Universal Technical Institute-Canton MI$45,168—$8,875
University of Arkansas at Monticello AR—$45,126—
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville TN$36,381$45,094—
William R Moore College of Technology TN$45,065——
Stautzenberger College-Maumee OH$39,286$45,058$13,717
Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College IL$39,286$45,058$13,717
Merced College CA$43,274$44,926—
Ogeechee Technical College GA—$44,834—
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville TN$49,347$44,804—
Tulsa Technology Center OK$45,352$44,801—
Fayetteville Technical Community College NC—$44,775$6,472
Charter College AK$48,771$44,748$12,554
Ohio Technical College OH$41,248$44,716$7,667
North Idaho College ID—$44,645—
Salina Area Technical College KS$44,631——
Lewis and Clark Community College IL—$44,604—
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/Carroll TN—$44,575—
Iowa Western Community College IA$44,556——
Blackhawk Technical College WI$44,484——
Wake Technical Community College NC—$44,469—
Oconee Fall Line Technical College GA$34,997$44,393—
York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing Education PA—$44,368—
Neosho County Community College KS—$44,346—
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville TN$42,896$44,220—
Columbiana County Career and Technical Center OH—$44,116—
Hillsborough College FL$43,242$43,945—
Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc. TX$43,903—$6,855
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc PA$43,903—$6,855
Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth TX$43,903—$6,855
Universal Technical Institute-Bloomfield NJ$43,903—$6,855
Universal Technical Institute-West Texas TX$43,903—$6,855
Catawba Valley Community College NC—$43,883—
Trident Technical College SC$43,719——
Tidewater Community College VA$35,530$43,620—
Texarkana College TX$43,370$43,600—

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