Precision Metal Working undergraduate certificate or diploma outcomes at Gaston College

Dallas, NC · 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.

OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

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

—Earnings growth, year 1 → 5Not available → Not available

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

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

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

—Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

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

21Recent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$6,592

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$47,775

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENTNot available

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$6,592Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$16,866Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context

COMPLETION RATE63.1%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.

Not availableYear 1

$47,775Year 4

Not availableYear 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$3,981

Estimated loan paymentNot available

—borrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$47,775 vs. $48,702

$927 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median

WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations and wages in NC.

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 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics · May 2025 estimates, published May 2026.

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other$45,190 median wageNC estimate · 470 jobs · 51-4199Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic$63,870 median wageU.S. estimate · 5,970 jobs · 51-4192Machinists$55,230 median wageNC estimate · 8,330 jobs · 51-4041Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$50,440 median wageNC estimate · 3,680 jobs · 51-9161Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$48,990 median wageNC estimate · 1,070 jobs · 51-2041Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,450 median wageNC estimate · 510 jobs · 51-4023Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,770 median wageNC estimate · 1,610 jobs · 51-4033Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,320 median wageNC estimate · 3,200 jobs · 51-4081Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,660 median wageNC estimate · 320 jobs · 51-4191Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$43,400 median wageNC estimate · 3,940 jobs · 51-4031Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers$63,990 median wageNC estimate · 760 jobs · 51-9162Tool and Die Makers$61,060 median wageNC estimate · 1,580 jobs · 51-4111

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