Which College of Southern Idaho associate's program has the lowest debt?

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair graduates leave with a median of $7,743 in federal loans, the lowest among 7 College of Southern Idaho associate's programs that report debt.

How much does College of Southern Idaho cost?

In-district tuition and fees are $3,360 a year, and $6,840 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $6,095 a year.

How many College of Southern Idaho programs report graduate pay?

8 associate's programs and one certificate program at College of Southern Idaho report first-year pay, and 8 of them also report federal debt.

College of Southern Idaho Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Twin Falls, ID
3,810 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

8 College of Southern Idaho associate's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($65,503), and Other Health Professions the least ($16,480). The median program pays $35,099. College of Southern Idaho also has one certificate program that reports pay.

In-district tuition and fees$3,360Per year. Out-of-state $6,840

Average net price after aid$6,095Per year

Graduation rate33%Within 6 years

All 8 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Idaho" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Idaho. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Idaho
1	NursingAbout 75 graduates a year	$65,503	Not reported	$18,840	5th of 6
2	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 28 graduates a year	$54,939	$52,128	$14,255	2nd of 4
3	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 21 graduates a year	$44,037	$49,017	$7,743	3rd of 4
4	Veterinary TechnologyAbout 10 graduates a year	$35,829	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
5	Business AdministrationAbout 32 graduates a year	$34,368	$46,387	$12,375	1st of 1
6	Criminal JusticeAbout 25 graduates a year	$30,479	$40,948	$11,130	1st of 2
7	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 282 graduates a year	$28,658	$35,181	$8,603	5th of 8
8	Other Health ProfessionsAbout 121 graduates a year	$16,480	Not reported	$10,209	1st of 1

Program names link to the program's own page, and Idaho ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Idaho programs in the field do too.

One more associate's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

One certificate program

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Idaho" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across Idaho.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Idaho
Practical NursingAbout 25 graduates a year	$41,598	$62,613	$10,964	3rd of 4

One more certificate program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Quick picks: associate's programs

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$65,503
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$54,939
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair$44,037
Veterinary Technology$35,829
Business Administration$34,368

Lowest median debt

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair$7,743
Liberal Arts and General Studies$8,603
Other Health Professions$10,209
Criminal Justice$11,130
Business Administration$12,375

Largest programs

Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 282 graduates a year
Other Health ProfessionsAbout 121 graduates a year
NursingAbout 75 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 32 graduates a year
Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 28 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $65,503 in their first year, the most of 8 College of Southern Idaho associate's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Idaho rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels