Precision Metal Working at Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma · about 539 graduates a year

$34,125
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$52,873
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$48,702
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#97 of 365
Rank by pay
#190 of 365
Rank, wage-adjusted
$5,500
Median federal debt

Front Range Community College graduates in precision metal working earn 9% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 10% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Front Range Community College Compares for Precision Metal Working

All 365 colleges reporting precision metal working earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Riverland Community College Austin, MN$87,864$83,929#3—
2Idaho State University Pocatello, ID$82,683$87,922#1$64,581
3Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI$79,641$83,972#2$68,852
4White Mountains Community College Berlin, NH$71,074$65,466#19$53,066
5Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park, MN$69,442$66,332#12$52,456
6Santa Ana College Santa Ana, CA$68,633$62,452#30$45,864
7Coastal Pines Technical College Waycross, GA$68,443$70,852#6$43,040
8Riverside City College Riverside, CA$67,355$61,289#39—
9Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro, KY$67,174$76,061#4$45,366
10Alexandria Technical & Community College Alexandria, MN$65,946$62,993#27$51,141
…
94Universal Technical Institute-Southern California Long Beach, CA$52,936$48,168#219$37,568
95Universal Technical Institute-South Florida Miramar Miramar, FL$52,936$56,344#81$37,568
96Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis Memphis, TN$52,924$57,814#63$34,750
97Front Range Community College Westminster, CO$52,873$49,447#190$34,125
98Northcentral Technical College Wausau, WI$52,792$54,933#93$47,718
99Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay, WI$52,759$54,898#95$41,421
100Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski Pulaski, TN$52,577$57,435#66$38,268

Other Majors at Front Range Community College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Criminal Justice and Corrections$90,593$69,776#7 of 176
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians$65,144$70,888#3 of 58
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications$64,044$52,583#2 of 25
Geography and Cartography$62,464—#6 of 15
Legal Support Services$61,322$38,485#11 of 42
Computer and Information Sciences$59,741$45,174#14 of 43
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$58,274$38,793#132 of 290
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants$56,643$29,021#363 of 757
Business Administration, Management and Operations$54,730$41,596#38 of 120
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians$54,555$41,745#101 of 319
Design and Applied Arts$49,484$21,397#9 of 26
Health and Medical Administrative Services$46,621—#22 of 496
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management$46,418$36,860—
Accounting and Related Services$46,083—#37 of 101
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services$44,127$28,703—
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$42,401$33,294#34 of 109
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians$42,277$33,893#18 of 19
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$39,577$35,838#122 of 637
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$38,380$29,749#12 of 40
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions—$37,396—
Graphic Communications$34,184$25,702#4 of 6
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems$31,243$25,956#3 of 5

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Front Range Community College precision metal working graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $34,125 one year after graduating and $52,873 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Front Range Community College rank for precision metal working?

Among 365 colleges reporting earnings for precision metal working graduates, Front Range Community College ranks #97 by median pay four years after graduation, and #190 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is precision metal working at Front Range Community College worth it?

Its graduates earn 9% more than the national median for precision metal working ($48,702), and the median federal debt at graduation is $5,500.

← All data for Front Range Community College · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.