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Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians at Lake Area Technical College

Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 297 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.

16.4% Program signal 297 Size proxy $15,979 Net price (all) $45,473 Median earnings

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Program snapshot

16.4% reported share makes this a large program signal in federal data.

This major

Program signal: 16.4%
Enrollment proxy: ~297
Schools with reported signal: 358

Admissions

Acceptance rate (school): Open / not reported
Graduation rate: 73.1%

Cost

Avg net price (school): $15,979/yr
4-year cost (est.): $63,916
Median debt: $12,000

Outcomes

Median earnings 10y: $45,473/yr
ROI grade (school): C

College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.

Value among peer schools

Compared with 358 schools that report this field.

#319 of 358 on ROI Top 89% value

2.7× national avg concentration Bigger than 95% of programs

+$6,274 net price vs peer avg Peer avg: $9,705

+$3,788 earnings vs peer avg Peer avg: $41,685

This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 2.7x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($6,274 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($3,788 above). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 89% ROI position within this field set.

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Comparable programs

Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.

Fort Peck Community College Poplar, MT · 4.8% reported share · $400 net A+ Skyline College San Bruno, CA · 0.7% reported share · $1,738 net A+ Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · 0.5% reported share · $1,115 net A+ Trident Technical College Charleston, SC · 1.6% reported share · $1,406 net A+ Macomb Community College Warren, MI · 1.2% reported share · $1,618 net A+

Hartnell College Salinas, CA · 0.6% reported share · $2,039 net A+ Durham Technical Community College Durham, NC · 1.2% reported share · $1,664 net A+ South Texas College McAllen, TX · 2.0% reported share · $1,751 net A+

Questions about this program

How big is the program signal?

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians accounts for 16.4% of reported programs at Lake Area Technical College, which is bigger than 95% of schools in this field set and 2.7x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 297 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.

How should I read the cost number?

Lake Area Technical College's average net price is $15,979 per year, about $63,916 over four years. That is $6,274 above the $9,705 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.

Are the earnings major-specific?

No. The $45,473 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $3,788 above the $41,685 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.

What should I compare next?

Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Lake Area Technical College #319 of 358 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.