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title: Is a Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians degree worth the debt?
cip: 4704
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 Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians degree worth the debt?

Leading with the **Certificate**, across **4** colleges (4 of 4 programs report earnings):

- **Median pay, 1 year after completion:** $33,493 ($30,250 at 2 years)
- **Median federal debt:** $9,500 (federal loans only)
- **Debt-to-earnings:** 0.22× a first year's pay


**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 | $33,493 | $9,500 | 0.22× | 4 | 4/4 |
| Associate's | $32,478 | $17,798 | 0.54× | 4 | 4/4 |

## Where a Certificate in this field reports the highest early-career pay

Reflects who enrolls and where, not causal program quality.

| College | Pay (1yr) | Federal debt |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sonoran Desert Institute (AZ) | $79,760 | $9,500 |
| North Bennet Street School (MA) | $36,342 | $9,500 |
| Minnesota State College Southeast (MN) | $30,644 | $5,500 |
| Pennsylvania Gunsmith School (PA) | $30,558 | $12,000 |

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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