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Western Iowa Tech Community College
Sioux City, IA · Public · 2,647 students · mostly certificate degrees
4th-cheapest of 68 Iowa colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$8,770
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$14,894
Graduation rate
50%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$40,473
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$11,000
Pell grant recipients
27%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
75 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree86 grads/yr$74,047Carpentry/Carpenter · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma21 grads/yr$62,497Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, Other · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma465 grads/yr$54,239Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma180 grads/yr$53,653Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree16 grads/yr$52,659Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma73 grads/yr$51,446Machine Tool Technology/Machinist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma33 grads/yr$51,372Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma50 grads/yr$51,294Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma9 grads/yr$49,753Electrician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma13 grads/yr$49,520Fire Science/Fire-fighting · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma32 grads/yr$49,177Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Associate's Degree28 grads/yr$48,851Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma14 grads/yr$48,073Radiologist Assistant · Associate's Degree12 grads/yr$45,442General Studies · Associate's Degree75 grads/yr$42,374Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree9 grads/yr$41,418Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma49 grads/yr$39,900Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma29 grads/yr$39,777Dental Assisting/Assistant · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma40 grads/yr$39,061Design and Visual Communications, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma15 grads/yr$38,351Accounting · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma29 grads/yr$38,319Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma5 grads/yr$37,065Radiologist Assistant · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma9 grads/yr$36,676Child Development · Associate's Degree4 grads/yr$34,958Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General · Associate's Degree14 grads/yr$33,272
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.