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Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians undergraduate certificate or diploma outcomes at San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield

Bakersfield, CA · Private for-profit · Federal field 4703

Data scope

Federal records group outcomes by college, four-digit field and credential level. A record may cover several catalog programs or concentrations.

The short version

Reported earnings are notably above the same-degree benchmark.

$10,776 above the national median for the same field and credential.

Debt pressure: 13.0% of annual earnings
Positive-payoff price ceiling: $234,750 / year
10-year scenario: Withheld by data safeguards
Price evidence: College-wide context only

OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

+19%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$55,314 → $65,882

135Earn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

151Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

154Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

225Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

$8,385Awarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

10Recent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$23,351

Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWING$9,500

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$72,975

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$101/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

Published college costs provide the starting point.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$23,351Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$27,534Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context

COMPLETION RATE57.6%Institution-wide completion rate

WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

$55,314Year 1

$72,975Year 4

$65,882Year 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

1.7% of gross monthly earnings

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$6,081

Estimated loan payment$101

225borrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$72,975 vs. $62,199

$10,776 above the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median

WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.

Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$100,260 median wageCA estimate · 4,310 jobs · 49-9012+4.3% projected U.S. growth · 3.6k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentElevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers$141,180 median wageCA estimate · 1,910 jobs · 47-4021+5.7% projected U.S. growth · 1.9k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentMobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$78,550 median wageCA estimate · 20,080 jobs · 49-3042+6.7% projected U.S. growth · 15k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentMillwrights$77,950 median wageCA estimate · 2,230 jobs · 49-9044+0.9% projected U.S. growth · 3.2k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentWind Turbine Service Technicians$77,910 median wageCA estimate · 400 jobs · 49-9081+29.5% projected U.S. growth · 1.5k openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardRefractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons$77,220 median wageCA estimate · 1,080 jobs · 49-9045-13.7% projected U.S. growth · 0.1k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentIndustrial Machinery Mechanics$74,400 median wageCA estimate · 26,830 jobs · 49-9041+17.8% projected U.S. growth · 44.4k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentRail Car Repairers$68,370 median wageCA estimate · 700 jobs · 49-3043+2.6% projected U.S. growth · 1.6k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentMaintenance Workers, Machinery$67,840 median wageCA estimate · 4,130 jobs · 49-9043-1.9% projected U.S. growth · 4.4k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentNO MATCHNot available median wageU.S. estimate · Unreported jobs · 99-9999

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