Which Mitchell Technical College associate's program has the lowest debt?

Construction Finishing and Inspection graduates leave with a median of $10,866 in federal loans, the lowest among 8 Mitchell Technical College associate's programs that report debt.

How much does Mitchell Technical College cost?

Tuition and fees are $7,524 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $13,460 a year.

How many Mitchell Technical College programs report graduate pay?

14 associate's programs and 2 certificate programs at Mitchell Technical College report first-year pay, and 10 of them also report federal debt.

Mitchell Technical College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Mitchell, SD
990 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

14 Mitchell Technical College associate's programs report what graduates earn. Electromechanical Technology pays the most in the first year ($72,319), and Human Services the least ($35,070). The median program pays $46,913. Mitchell Technical College also has 2 certificate programs that report pay.

Tuition and fees$7,524Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$13,460Per year

Graduation rate76%Within 1.5 times the normal program length

All 14 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in South Dakota" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across South Dakota. 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 South Dakota
1	Electromechanical TechnologyAbout 15 graduates a year	$72,319	Not reported	$14,831	1st of 2
2	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 19 graduates a year	$58,960	$60,742	$14,750	2nd of 4
3	Agricultural MechanizationAbout 27 graduates a year	$55,301	$50,099	Not reported	1st of 1
4	Electrical Engineering TechnologyAbout 11 graduates a year	$51,832	$64,545	Not reported	1st of 1
5	Environmental Control TechnologyGraduates a year not reported	$50,685	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
6	Industrial TechnologyAbout 19 graduates a year	$50,348	Not reported	$12,000	1st of 1
7	Electrician TrainingAbout 57 graduates a year	$49,794	$70,793	$12,000	1st of 2
8	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 15 graduates a year	$44,032	$47,853	Not reported	3rd of 4
9	GeographyGraduates a year not reported	$41,879	$49,666	Not reported	1st of 1
10	Agricultural ProductionAbout 15 graduates a year	$40,871	$49,456	$12,000	1st of 1
11	AccountingAbout 4 graduates a year	$40,475	$39,840	$12,000	2nd of 3
12	Construction Finishing and InspectionAbout 26 graduates a year	$37,485	$45,504	$10,866	2nd of 2
13	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 16 graduates a year	$35,074	$32,907	$16,500	3rd of 3
14	Human ServicesAbout 10 graduates a year	$35,070	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 2

Both certificate programs

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

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in South Dakota
Electrician TrainingAbout 81 graduates a year	$60,565	$90,949	$5,500	1st of 1
Practical NursingAbout 22 graduates a year	$38,287	Not reported	$16,856	4th of 5

Program names link to the program's own page, and South Dakota 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 South Dakota programs in the field do too.

Quick picks: associate's programs

Highest first-year pay

Electromechanical Technology$72,319
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$58,960
Agricultural Mechanization$55,301
Electrical Engineering Technology$51,832
Environmental Control Technology$50,685

Lowest median debt

Construction Finishing and Inspection$10,866
Industrial Technology$12,000
Electrician Training$12,000
Agricultural Production$12,000
Accounting$12,000

Largest programs

Electrician TrainingAbout 57 graduates a year
Agricultural MechanizationAbout 27 graduates a year
Construction Finishing and InspectionAbout 26 graduates a year
Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 19 graduates a year
Industrial TechnologyAbout 19 graduates a year

Common questions

Electromechanical Technology graduates earn a median of $72,319 in their first year, the most of 14 Mitchell Technical College 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 South Dakota 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