Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies at Uintah Basin Technical College

This certificate program's estimated debt load of $9,500 sits comfortably below both the national median and what similar technical programs typically charge. With a debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.25, graduates would theoretically pay off their loans with just three months of first-year income—a manageable burden by any standard. The challenge is that these figures come from peer programs across Utah and the nation, not Uintah Basin Technical College's actual outcomes, which remain unpublished due to small graduate cohorts.

The estimated $38,707 first-year earnings align exactly with Utah's median for automotive programs, placing this somewhere in the middle of the state's technical college landscape. Dixie Technical College's graduates earn considerably more at over $50,000, suggesting location and industry connections matter significantly in this field. Nationally, these earnings would put graduates above the median, though the 75th percentile of $40,190 shows the ceiling isn't dramatically higher.

For parents weighing this investment, the low estimated debt is the clearest positive signal, but the lack of school-specific data means you're buying into an unknown program based on what similar schools achieve. If your student plans to stay in the Uintah Basin area where job opportunities may differ from more urban centers like Provo or Salt Lake City, that geographic factor becomes critical to investigate directly with the school's placement office.