Undergraduate certificate · Mechanic and Repair Technologies/technicians

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Undergraduate certificate): earnings by school

359 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$41,929
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$50,285
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$11,390
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 325 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $43,890 and $56,468. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Minneapolis Community and Technical College MN$70,835$100,226—
Middle Georgia State University GA$55,949$91,961$12,000
Ferris State University MI$74,056$83,989—
Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics PA$65,841$81,408$12,000
San Bernardino Valley College CA—$80,966—
Chandler-Gilbert Community College AZ$59,234$80,226—
Western Suffolk BOCES NY$55,098$79,277$12,000
Columbus State Community College OH$55,856$78,318—
Mohawk Valley Community College NY$67,845$77,604$8,250
Rock Valley College IL—$75,578$11,916
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont CA$57,400$74,551$29,916
Alaska Vocational Technical Center AK—$73,899—
National Aviation Academy of New England MA$61,757$72,867$16,000
Vincennes University IN$72,802$72,018$11,281
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Atlanta GA$54,672$71,649$29,500
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Las Vegas NV$54,672$71,649$29,500
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Orlando FL$50,420$71,513$30,365
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago IL$50,420$71,513$30,365
Centura College-Chesapeake VA$65,313$71,256$31,835
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Teterboro NJ$55,087$71,246$22,000
Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology KS$55,581$71,192$9,805
Tarrant County College District TX$64,765$70,953—
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Indianapolis IN$59,965$70,646$29,640
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte NC$59,965$70,646$29,640
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Phoenix AZ$59,965$70,646$29,640
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Philadelphia PA$59,288$70,361$30,357
Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology CA$50,643$69,148$20,000
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology CA$50,643$69,148$20,000
National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay FL$58,926$68,718$22,000
Dixie Technical College UT$41,329$68,635—
Eastern Florida State College FL—$68,047$8,455
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Dallas TX$51,357$67,387$31,137
Northeastern Junior College CO—$66,932—
West Los Angeles College CA$66,879——
Blue Ridge Community College VA—$66,335—
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Norfolk VA$61,972$65,861$21,644
Cape Cod Community College MA$65,860—$11,000
Chaffey College CA—$65,468—
Pima Community College AZ$44,133$65,151$6,116
San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia CA$65,033—$14,852
San Joaquin Valley College-Trades Education Center CA$65,033—$14,852
Savannah Technical College GA$60,656$65,000—
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Houston TX$63,917$64,835$28,500
School of Missionary Aviation Technology MI$59,164$64,692$12,000
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas VA$54,605$64,453$31,000
Lake Superior College MN$55,700$64,385$9,500
North Central Institute TN$61,169$64,383—
Northern Wyoming Community College District WY$64,815$64,361$5,500
GateWay Community College AZ—$63,974—
GateWay Community College-Central City AZ—$63,974—
Southwest Technology Center OK$35,847$62,838—
Fox Valley Technical College WI$53,739$62,822$5,500
Iowa Western Community College IA$56,801$62,240$6,500
Minnesota State College Southeast MN—$62,165—
Bismarck State College ND$49,503$62,014—
Jefferson Community and Technical College KY$52,449$61,620$8,107
Northwest Iowa Community College IA—$61,481—
Lansing Community College MI$61,282—$10,204
Portland Community College OR—$61,231—
Metro Technology Centers OK$57,815$61,230$10,200
Gateway Technical College WI$42,853$61,093—
Guilford Technical Community College NC$48,923$61,074$9,509
Casper College WY$34,591$60,822—
Reedley College CA—$60,687—
Northeast Iowa Community College IA$45,193$59,939—
Baker College MI$44,999$59,535—
University of Alaska Fairbanks AK$59,255——
St Cloud Technical and Community College MN$48,595$58,970$9,337
Universal Technical Institute-Canton MI$50,370$58,899$22,762
Greenville Technical College SC—$58,645$9,500
Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc AZ$46,664$58,515$13,756
Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc IL$46,664$58,515$13,756
Universal Technical Institute of California Inc CA$46,664$58,515$13,756
Universal Technical Institute-Mooresville NC$46,664$58,515$13,756
Universal Technical Institute-Southern California CA$46,664$58,515$13,756
Universal Technical Institute-South Florida Miramar FL$46,664$58,515$13,756
Elgin Community College IL—$58,490—
Northern Virginia Community College VA—$58,142—
George T Baker Aviation Technical College FL$58,121——
Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc. TX$47,064$58,012$13,625
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc PA$47,064$58,012$13,625
Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth TX$47,064$58,012$13,625
Universal Technical Institute-Bloomfield NJ$47,064$58,012$13,625
Universal Technical Institute-West Texas TX$47,064$58,012$13,625
Waukesha County Technical College WI—$57,847—
Anoka Technical College MN$44,814$57,825—
Santa Ana College CA—$57,369—
Davis Technical College UT$53,471$56,716—
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville TN$32,916$56,468—
Century College MN$53,050$56,382—
Highland Community College KS—$56,363—
Northcentral Technical College WI—$56,348—
Gordon Cooper Technology Center OK$55,331$56,191—
Central Lakes College-Brainerd MN$50,611$55,966$5,500
Central Piedmont Community College NC—$55,919—
Pickens Technical College CO$59,416$55,912—
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi NY—$55,711—
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College VA—$55,704—
University of Northwestern Ohio OH$47,650$55,384$18,500
Iowa Lakes Community College IA—$55,107—
Austin Community College District TX$52,872$55,045$12,943
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas City MO$52,439$54,798$31,141
Sheridan Technical College FL$43,422$54,758—
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College NC—$54,737—
Minnesota West Community and Technical College MN$50,948$54,690—
Los Angeles Trade Technical College CA$38,935$54,643—
William T McFatter Technical College FL$25,971$54,608—
Front Range Community College CO—$54,555—
Idaho State University ID$49,820$54,521$11,000
Gateway Community and Technical College KY$44,816$54,395$8,312
Springfield Technical Community College MA—$54,205—
Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater FL$33,449$54,124—
San Diego Miramar College CA$54,039——
Victor Valley College CA—$53,982—
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis TN$43,055$53,935—
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville TN$49,929$53,889—
Northeast Texas Community College TX—$53,836—
College of Western Idaho ID$40,541$53,739$5,750
Madison Area Technical College WI—$53,540—
Wake Technical Community College NC$47,847$53,531—
Western Technical College WI$41,071$53,475—
South Georgia Technical College GA$31,524$53,382—
Alexandria Technical & Community College MN$53,444$53,369$11,644
Manatee Technical College FL$37,370$53,177—
Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College KS$42,063$53,132$8,250
First Coast Technical College FL—$53,062—
WyoTech WY$49,700$52,937$6,800
Central Georgia Technical College GA$38,448$52,749—
South Louisiana Community College LA$39,884$52,728$9,500
Angelina College TX—$52,575—
Trident Technical College SC$46,801$52,266$5,834
Rosedale Technical College PA$55,262$52,242$18,000
Orange Technical College FL$41,940$52,174—
Perry Technical Institute WA$41,102$52,112$7,892
North Idaho College ID$39,227$52,093—
Dallas College TX$47,206$52,091$6,519
North American Trade Schools MD$42,378$51,893$10,008
Rochester Community and Technical College MN—$51,818—
Ridgewater College MN$45,031$51,792—
Tom P. Haney Technical College FL$29,727$51,617—
TCAT Athens TN$33,711$51,487—
Western Iowa Tech Community College IA$42,099$51,446$5,500
Grand Rapids Community College MI$40,559$51,318—
Texas State Technical College TX$48,567$51,266$7,333
Haywood Community College NC—$51,107—
Tidewater Community College VA$40,489$51,095$5,450
Midlands Technical College SC—$51,086—
Chippewa Valley Technical College WI$41,524$51,064$6,550
Tulsa Technology Center OK$51,322$50,928—
Northland Community and Technical College MN$47,604$50,886—
Ohio Technical College OH$39,986$50,837$12,000
Automotive Training Center-Exton PA$43,974$50,834$14,151
Automotive Training Center-Warminster PA$43,974$50,834$14,151
Fred K Marchman Technical College FL$42,715$50,763—
Northwest Technical Institute AR$39,737$50,748—
Amarillo College TX$40,831$50,708$17,410
IYRS School of Technology & Trades RI$39,496$50,693$8,233
Lincoln College of Technology-Denver CO$41,342$50,593$12,691
Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis IN$41,342$50,593$12,691
Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield NJ$41,342$50,593$12,691
Lincoln Technical Institute-Union NJ$41,342$50,593$12,691
Nashville Auto-Diesel College TN$41,342$50,593$12,691
Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie TX$41,342$50,593$12,691
Lincoln Technical Institute-Mahwah NJ$41,342$50,593$12,691
Lincoln Technical Institute-Whitestone NY$41,342$50,593$12,691
Osceola Technical College FL$34,302$50,433—
Ivy Tech Community College IN$41,197$50,358$4,507
Saint Paul College MN$55,560$50,356—
Lake Area Technical College SD—$50,334$5,500
Lincoln Technical Institute-East Windsor CT$40,232$50,285$12,414
Lincoln Technical Institute-New Britain CT$40,232$50,285$12,414
Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park IL$40,232$50,285$12,414
Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia MD$40,232$50,285$12,414
Lincoln Technical Institute-Levittown PA$40,232$50,285$12,414
Lincoln College of Technology-East Point GA$40,232$50,285$12,414
Arapahoe Community College CO—$50,280—
Mid-Plains Community College NE—$50,259—
Florence-Darlington Technical College SC$36,631$50,249—
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest TN$43,707$50,243—
Hennepin Technical College MN$51,440$50,229$12,000
Stark State College OH—$50,226—
University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College AR$36,663$50,125—
East Mississippi Community College MS—$49,893—
South Central College MN—$49,884—
College of Eastern Idaho ID—$49,850—
School of Automotive Machinists & Technology TX$41,571$49,844$9,500
Houston City College TX$37,464$49,714$9,618
Advanced Training Institute NV$39,699$49,595$7,667
Lincoln Land Community College IL$37,226$49,584$5,500
Lewis and Clark Community College IL—$49,566—
San Jacinto Community College TX$53,522$49,413—
Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix AZ$40,853$49,381$11,996
Universal Technical Institute-Orlando FL$40,853$49,381$11,996
Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc CA$40,853$49,381$11,996
Ranken Technical College MO$48,157$49,325$12,000
Hillsborough College FL$45,421$49,183$9,111
Lindsey Hopkins Technical College FL$40,820$49,012—
Central New Mexico Community College NM—$48,861—
Midland College TX—$48,808—
Laredo College TX$36,449$48,678—
Lakeshore Technical College WI—$48,560—
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College KY$48,908$48,524$7,390
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College WI$42,899$48,331—
Minnesota State Community and Technical College MN$47,658$48,134—
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman TN$37,777$48,134—
Great Oaks Career Campuses OH$41,020$48,038$5,500
Milwaukee Area Technical College WI$42,872$47,932$8,173
UEI College-Huntington Park CA$37,204$47,929$9,500
United Education Institute-Morrow GA$37,204$47,929$9,500
UEI College-Chula Vista CA$37,204$47,929$9,500
UEI College-West Covina CA$37,204$47,929$9,500
UEI College-Oceanside CA$37,204$47,929$9,500
UEI College-Garden Grove CA$37,204$47,929$9,500
UEI College-Mesa AZ$37,204$47,929$9,500
Traviss Technical College FL—$47,717—
South Plains College TX$38,812$47,623$6,150
American Advanced Technicians Institute FL$41,734$47,486$3,789
Grand River Technical School MO$38,453$47,290—
Northwood Technical College WI$39,757$47,169$5,500
Pennco Tech-Blackwood NJ$37,526$47,145$12,000
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College WI$43,839$46,942—
Butte College CA—$46,909—
Pikes Peak State College CO$45,885$46,631—
Southwestern Illinois College IL$79,057$46,619$5,500
Mohave Community College AZ—$46,366—
Spokane Community College WA$43,412$46,293$12,150
Riverland Community College MN$46,169——
Metropolitan Community College Area NE$46,087—$7,125
Porter & Chester Institute CT$44,695$45,988$16,198
Eastern Iowa Community College District IA—$45,988—
Crowder College MO—$45,967—
Aims Community College CO$45,948——
Delgado Community College LA$48,808$45,941$10,637
Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute AZ$36,263$45,919$13,668
Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga TN$36,263$45,919$13,668
Miller-Motte College-STVT-Corpus Christi TX$36,263$45,919$13,668
Miller-Motte College-STVT-San Antonio TX$36,263$45,919$13,668
Maysville Community and Technical College KY$45,847——
Lively Technical College FL$45,823——
Northeast Technology Center OK—$45,805—
Georgia Northwestern Technical College GA$45,790——
Virginia Highlands Community College VA$41,366$45,727—
Lawson State Community College AL—$45,656—
Ocean County Vocational-Technical School NJ$29,541$45,627—
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology OK$45,418—$25,030
Gadsden State Community College AL—$45,351—
George Stone Technical College FL$41,691$45,098—
Intellitec College-Grand Junction CO$42,409$45,049$16,238
Community Care College OK$36,175$45,034$12,624
Oklahoma Technical College OK$36,175$45,034$12,624
Lake Technical College FL$32,874$44,685—
Washburn Institute of Technology KS—$44,667—
Washburn University KS—$44,667—
Emily Griffith Technical College CO$49,882$44,448—
Southwestern Community College IA—$44,261—
Fort Myers Technical College FL$41,549$44,255—
Virginia Western Community College VA—$44,073—
Porter & Chester Institute of Hamden CT—$43,905$9,855
Pennco Tech-Bristol PA$41,950$43,890$10,074
Southwest Texas College TX$45,926$43,874—
Coastal Carolina Community College NC$30,516$43,838—
Palm Beach State College FL$42,727$43,464—
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson TN$43,170——
Rend Lake College IL—$42,923—
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology PA—$42,890—
New York Automotive and Diesel Institute NY$39,870$42,879$13,625
Atlantic Technical College FL—$42,839—
Davidson-Davie Community College NC$38,504$42,699—
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/Carroll TN$28,513$42,560—
Bluegrass Community and Technical College KY$42,268—$8,130
CET-San Jose CA$41,719$42,242$7,160
CET-Colton CA$41,719$42,242$7,160
Somerset Community College KY$42,081—$9,393
Kansas City Kansas Community College KS$37,078$41,947—
Tidewater Tech-Trades VA$34,749$41,911$13,188
Advanced Technology Institute VA$39,791$41,845$12,000
Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College KY$41,737——
Laramie County Community College WY$37,325$41,676—
South Texas College TX$30,254$41,670—
Pueblo Community College CO$42,264$41,582—
West Georgia Technical College GA—$41,547—
Ozarks Technical Community College MO$41,929$41,538$3,841
Chattanooga State Community College TN$40,005$41,096$5,500
Riverside City College CA—$40,981—
Erwin Technical College FL$41,563$40,842—
Atlanta Technical College GA$28,251$40,733—
Georgia Piedmont Technical College GA—$40,356—
Lone Star College System TX—$40,319—
Wilkes Community College NC$34,422$40,216—
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown TN$37,009$39,991—
Bridgerland Technical College UT$39,951——
Indian Hills Community College IA—$39,938—
Ridge Technical College FL$39,890——
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton TN$35,130$39,619—
Gwinnett Technical College GA$48,569$39,585—
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson TN—$39,562—
West Kentucky Community and Technical College KY$39,283——
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald TN—$39,184—
Chattahoochee Technical College GA$37,287$39,133—
Okaloosa Technical College FL—$39,068—

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