South Central College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt
- Public college
- North Mankato, MN
- 1,946 undergraduates
College Scorecard June 2026 release
The short answer
6 South Central College associate's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($60,434), and Liberal Arts and General Studies the least ($32,719). The median program pays $48,907. South Central College also has one certificate program that reports pay.
All 6 associate's programs, ranked
Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Minnesota" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Minnesota. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.
Program names link to the program's own page, and Minnesota 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 Minnesota programs in the field do too.
One certificate program
Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Minnesota" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across Minnesota.
Program names link to the program's own page, and Minnesota ranks link to the full ranking for the field.
Quick picks: associate's programs
Highest first-year pay
- Nursing$60,434
- Electromechanical Technology$56,246
- Civil Engineering Technology$55,224
- Business Administration$42,589
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting$36,389
Lowest median debt
- Electromechanical Technology$8,450
- Liberal Arts and General Studies$12,239
- Civil Engineering Technology$13,268
- Nursing$28,072
Largest programs
- Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 102 graduates a year
- NursingAbout 49 graduates a year
- Business AdministrationAbout 19 graduates a year
- Electromechanical TechnologyAbout 13 graduates a year
- Civil Engineering TechnologyAbout 11 graduates a year
Common questions
Nursing graduates earn a median of $60,434 in their first year, the most of 6 South Central College associate's programs that report pay.
Electromechanical Technology graduates leave with a median of $8,450 in federal loans, the lowest among 4 South Central College associate's programs that report debt.
Tuition and fees are $6,146 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $9,082 a year.
6 associate's programs and one certificate program at South Central College report first-year pay, and 5 of them also report federal debt.
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 Minnesota 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