Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians at Shelton State Community College

Tuscaloosa, Alabama • Certificate

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians at Shelton State Community College

This page combines two federal data products: IPEDS institutional characteristics for Shelton State Community College and the College Scorecard field-of-study (FOS) file for Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians at the certificate 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. IPEDS reports 35 completers in the most recent cohort for this program at Shelton State Community College, the denominator behind the median earnings figure.

Median graduate earnings are not published for this program-school combination, which can reflect source reporting or privacy treatment. Compared to the national mean of $50,850 across all institutions offering Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians, graduates here earn at a level the national comparison cannot yet quantify. Across all programs at Shelton State Community College, the mean median-earnings figure is $53,734, 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
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Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
National Average
$50,850
All schools, same program
School Average
$53,734
All programs at Shelton State Community College

Program Details

Certificate
Credential Level
35
Completers (IPEDS)
899
Schools Offering

Debt & ROI

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians at Other Schools

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.