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

5 of the 9 Ranken Technical College associate's programs that report debt tie for the lowest, a median of $12,000 in federal loans.

How much does Ranken Technical College cost?

Tuition and fees are $18,008 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $18,795 a year.

How many Ranken Technical College programs report graduate pay?

2 bachelor's programs, 9 associate's programs, and 8 certificate programs at Ranken Technical College report first-year pay, and 17 of them also report federal debt.

Ranken Technical College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit college
Saint Louis, MO
1,780 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

9 Ranken Technical College associate's programs report what graduates earn. Electromechanical Technology pays the most in the first year ($61,225), and Carpentry the least ($35,975). The median program pays $43,922. Ranken Technical College also has 2 bachelor's programs and 8 certificate programs that report pay.

Tuition and fees$18,008Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$18,795Per year

Graduation rate53%Within 6 years

Both bachelor's programs

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

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Missouri
Business AdministrationAbout 8 graduates a year	$73,200	$70,226	$26,250	1st of 25
Architectural Engineering TechnologyAbout 6 graduates a year	$51,903	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1

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

All 9 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Missouri" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Missouri. 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 Missouri
1	Electromechanical TechnologyAbout 45 graduates a year	$61,225	$74,124	$14,000	1st of 1
2	Electronics RepairAbout 101 graduates a year	$60,662	$59,592	$14,837	1st of 1
3	Heavy Equipment MaintenanceAbout 15 graduates a year	$52,300	$60,187	$12,000	2nd of 2
4	Environmental Control TechnologyAbout 31 graduates a year	$44,917	$62,169	$12,000	1st of 1
5	Welding and MachiningAbout 11 graduates a year	$43,922	$58,486	$15,000	2nd of 3
6	Computer ProgrammingAbout 16 graduates a year	$43,573	$58,852	$13,325	2nd of 3
7	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 85 graduates a year	$43,491	$56,203	$12,000	1st of 3
8	Computer Engineering TechnologyAbout 95 graduates a year	$42,475	$58,429	$12,000	1st of 1
9	CarpentryAbout 16 graduates a year	$35,975	$49,813	$12,000	1st of 1

All 8 certificate programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Missouri" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across Missouri. 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 Missouri
1	Heavy Equipment MaintenanceAbout 17 graduates a year	$70,010	$69,556	$14,100	1st of 1
2	Electromechanical TechnologyAbout 11 graduates a year	$64,296	$74,643	$19,734	1st of 2
3	Environmental Control TechnologyAbout 48 graduates a year	$50,187	$64,941	$14,784	1st of 1
4	Electronics RepairAbout 36 graduates a year	$45,539	$80,236	$16,583	1st of 1
5	Welding and MachiningAbout 49 graduates a year	$45,004	$55,037	$9,500	1st of 3
6	PlumbingAbout 56 graduates a year	$43,556	$44,754	$6,500	1st of 1
7	Computer Engineering TechnologyAbout 6 graduates a year	$38,859	$50,087	Not reported	1st of 1
8	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 43 graduates a year	$37,055	$42,498	$13,208	2nd of 5

Quick picks: associate's programs

Highest first-year pay

Electromechanical Technology$61,225
Electronics Repair$60,662
Heavy Equipment Maintenance$52,300
Environmental Control Technology$44,917
Welding and Machining$43,922

Lowest median debt

Heavy Equipment Maintenance$12,000
Environmental Control Technology$12,000
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair$12,000
Computer Engineering Technology$12,000
Carpentry$12,000

Largest programs

Electronics RepairAbout 101 graduates a year
Computer Engineering TechnologyAbout 95 graduates a year
Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 85 graduates a year
Electromechanical TechnologyAbout 45 graduates a year
Environmental Control TechnologyAbout 31 graduates a year

Common questions

Electromechanical Technology graduates earn a median of $61,225 in their first year, the most of 9 Ranken 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 Missouri 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