Which Northeast Community College associate's program has the lowest debt?

Criminal Justice graduates leave with a median of $9,000 in federal loans, the lowest among 12 Northeast Community College associate's programs that report debt.

How much does Northeast Community College cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $3,840 a year, and $5,130 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $8,544 a year.

How many Northeast Community College programs report graduate pay?

17 associate's programs and one certificate program at Northeast Community College report first-year pay, and 13 of them also report federal debt.

Northeast Community College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Norfolk, NE
2,387 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

17 Northeast Community College associate's programs report what graduates earn. Electromechanical Technology pays the most in the first year ($70,808), and Business Administration the least ($24,497). The median program pays $36,223. Northeast Community College also has one certificate program that reports pay.

In-state tuition and fees$3,840Per year. Out-of-state $5,130

Average net price after aid$8,544Per year

Graduation rate56%Within 1.5 times the normal program length

All 17 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Nebraska" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Nebraska. 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 Nebraska
1	Electromechanical TechnologyAbout 15 graduates a year	$70,808	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
2	NursingAbout 40 graduates a year	$62,930	$66,603	$19,053	4th of 6
3	Electrician TrainingAbout 54 graduates a year	$59,177	$81,805	$12,000	2nd of 2
4	Plant ScienceAbout 16 graduates a year	$49,481	$45,506	Not reported	1st of 1
5	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 51 graduates a year	$44,528	$51,318	$11,739	4th of 4
6	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 11 graduates a year	$42,190	$46,424	$13,416	1st of 5
7	Construction Finishing and InspectionAbout 32 graduates a year	$37,514	$47,374	Not reported	1st of 1
8	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 16 graduates a year	$37,509	Not reported	$12,000	3rd of 3
9	Agricultural BusinessAbout 43 graduates a year	$36,223	$51,904	$10,575	2nd of 2
10	Animal ScienceAbout 11 graduates a year	$35,931	$43,123	Not reported	1st of 1
11	BusinessAbout 26 graduates a year	$35,818	$38,828	$9,988	1st of 1
12	Veterinary TechnologyAbout 21 graduates a year	$34,363	$37,529	Not reported	1st of 2
13	Criminal JusticeAbout 31 graduates a year	$33,064	$43,389	$9,000	1st of 3
14	Pre-Health StudiesAbout 43 graduates a year	$32,840	$58,150	$14,068	1st of 1
15	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 51 graduates a year	$30,292	$41,915	$12,000	3rd of 5
16	Teacher EducationAbout 54 graduates a year	$24,710	$36,426	$11,799	1st of 1
17	Business AdministrationAbout 43 graduates a year	$24,497	$50,541	$10,500	5th of 5

Program names link to the program's own page, and Nebraska 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 Nebraska 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 Nebraska" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across Nebraska.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Nebraska
Welding and MachiningAbout 52 graduates a year	$38,353	$54,402	$5,500	1st of 1

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

Quick picks: associate's programs

Highest first-year pay

Electromechanical Technology$70,808
Nursing$62,930
Electrician Training$59,177
Plant Science$49,481
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair$44,528

Lowest median debt

Criminal Justice$9,000
Business$9,988
Business Administration$10,500
Agricultural Business$10,575
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair$11,739

Largest programs

Electrician TrainingAbout 54 graduates a year
Teacher EducationAbout 54 graduates a year
Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 51 graduates a year
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 51 graduates a year
Agricultural BusinessAbout 43 graduates a year

Common questions

Electromechanical Technology graduates earn a median of $70,808 in their first year, the most of 17 Northeast Community 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 Nebraska 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