Precision Metal Working undergraduate certificate or diploma outcomes at Kansas City Kansas Community College

Kansas City, KS · Public · Federal field 4805

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 trail the same-degree benchmark.

$11,783 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Debt pressure: Not available
Positive-payoff price ceiling: Not reached
10-year scenario: Use your actual price
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.

+34%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$36,248 → $48,483

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

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

23Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

18Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

8Recent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$16,744

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

02 · BORROWINGNot available

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$36,919

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENTNot available

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

Published college costs provide the starting point.

Your exact offering, aid, residency and time to finish determine the price you actually pay.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$16,744Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$19,855Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context

COMPLETION RATE42.4%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.

$36,248Year 1

$36,919Year 4

$48,483Year 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

Repayment pressure is not available

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

Gross monthly earnings$3,077

Estimated loan paymentNot available

18borrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$36,919 vs. $48,702

$11,783 below 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.

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other$45,950 median wageU.S. estimate · 15,900 jobs · 51-4199-7.1% projected U.S. growth · 1.3k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentLayout Workers, Metal and Plastic$79,240 median wageKS estimate · 610 jobs · 51-4192-3.4% projected U.S. growth · 0.5k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentMachinists$51,220 median wageKS estimate · 3,870 jobs · 51-4041+1.0% projected U.S. growth · 26.1k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentMultiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,450 median wageKS estimate · 290 jobs · 51-4081+0.6% projected U.S. growth · 11.6k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentComputer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$48,400 median wageKS estimate · 2,540 jobs · 51-9161-9.4% projected U.S. growth · 12.5k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentStructural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$47,840 median wageKS estimate · 620 jobs · 51-2041-6.2% projected U.S. growth · 4.8k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentHeat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,500 median wageKS estimate · 50 jobs · 51-4191-9.5% projected U.S. growth · 1.1k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentCutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,840 median wageKS estimate · 1,900 jobs · 51-4031-10.5% projected U.S. growth · 13.2k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentGrinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$42,710 median wageKS estimate · 1,010 jobs · 51-4033-10.8% projected U.S. growth · 4.5k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentRolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$40,260 median wageKS estimate · 170 jobs · 51-4023-8.3% projected U.S. growth · 1.9k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentTool and Die Makers$83,890 median wageKS estimate · 660 jobs · 51-4111-9.2% projected U.S. growth · 4.3k openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardComputer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers$76,080 median wageKS estimate · 680 jobs · 51-9162+5.9% projected U.S. growth · 2.7k openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree award

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