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title: Is a Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other degree worth the debt?
cip: 4799
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard — Field of Study (2026-06-10 release)
sourceId: src:doe:college-scorecard:field-of-study:2026-06-10
---

# Is a Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other degree worth the debt?

Leading with the **Associate's**, across **4** colleges (4 of 4 programs report earnings):

- **Median pay, 1 year after completion:** $39,812 ($47,979 at 2 years)
- **Median federal debt:** — (federal loans only)
- **Debt-to-earnings:** —


**How to read this:** these are MEDIANS across college programs, measured **1–2 years after completion** (early career, graduates only) — NOT lifetime earnings, and NOT comparable to a college's 10-years-after-entry figure. They cover **federally-aided completers at programs large enough to report**; small programs are suppressed. A field median is not a prediction of your outcome, not causal (who enters a field differs by field), and **not a "best majors" ranking** — earnings are one dimension of worth. Verify by field at the official College Scorecard (https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/).

## By degree level

| Level | Pay (1yr) | Federal debt | Debt/pay | Colleges | Programs reporting |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Certificate | $32,456 | — | — | 3 | 3/3 |
| Associate's | $39,812 | — | — | 4 | 4/4 |

## Where a Associate's in this field reports the highest early-career pay

Reflects who enrolls and where, not causal program quality.

| College | Pay (1yr) | Federal debt |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Flint Hills Technical College (KS) | $50,004 | — |
| New Castle School of Trades (PA) | $43,283 | — |
| Ohio Technical College (OH) | $36,342 | — |
| Arkansas State University-Mountain Home (AR) | $32,433 | — |

RECORDED College Scorecard figures + one DERIVED ratio (debt-to-earnings). Informs and compares; not advice on what to major in. Each college's full record: `/education/<slug>`.

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