Precision Metal Working graduates from Danville Community College earn $57,251 median salary, below the national average for this program.

Precision Metal Working at Danville Community College

Danville, Virginia • Level 99

Median Earnings
$57,251
Graduates earn below the national average for this program

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Precision Metal Working at Danville Community College

This page combines two federal data products: IPEDS institutional characteristics for Danville Community College and the College Scorecard field-of-study (FOS) file for Precision Metal Working at the level 99 credential level. The FOS file is keyed by CIP (Classification of Instructional Programs) code, which means earnings and debt figures here reflect only graduates of this specific program – not the school as a whole. Completer counts for the most recent cohort are not currently reported for this program-school pairing.

Median graduate earnings of $57,251 represent Treasury-derived wages, deferred compensation, and positive self-employment earnings four years after program completion for federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled. Compared to the national mean of $61,829 across all institutions offering Precision Metal Working, graduates here earn below the national average for this program. Across all programs at Danville Community College, the mean median-earnings figure is $41,623, providing internal context for whether this specific field out-earns other options at the same institution.

Debt signals complete the ROI picture. Median federal debt is not separately reported for this program at this school. Program-level debt and four-year post-completion earnings come from the Department of Education’s College Scorecard field-of-study snapshot retrieved in March 2026.

Earnings Comparison

This School
$57,251
Precision Metal Working
National Average
$61,829
All schools, same program
School Average
$41,623
All programs at Danville Community College

Program Details

Level 99
Credential Level
2
Schools Offering

Debt & ROI

$57,251
Median Earnings

Precision Metal Working at Other Schools

School Median Earnings Median Debt
Central Virginia Community College $66,407 -
Danville Community College (this school) $57,251 -

About the Data

Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Field of Study file. Earnings are median earnings for graduates after completion, drawn from U.S. Treasury tax records linked to federal financial aid applicants. Institutional characteristics come from IPEDS. Debt figures represent the median cumulative federal loan debt at graduation.

PlainCollege's Scorecard snapshots, retrieved March–July 2026, contain 6,243 postsecondary institutions and 70,827 school-and-program earnings records.