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

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair graduates leave with a median of $15,011 in federal loans, the lowest among 8 Spokane Community College associate's programs that report debt.

How much does Spokane Community College cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $5,461 a year, and $6,612 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $5,473 a year.

How many Spokane Community College programs report graduate pay?

12 associate's programs and 10 certificate programs at Spokane Community College report first-year pay, and 17 of them also report federal debt.

Spokane Community College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Spokane, WA
4,533 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

12 Spokane Community College associate's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($77,999), and Office Administration the least ($28,743). The median program pays $37,095. Spokane Community College also has 10 certificate programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$5,461Per year. Out-of-state $6,612

Average net price after aid$5,473Per year

Graduation rate33%Within 6 years

All 12 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Washington" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Washington. 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 Washington
1	NursingAbout 86 graduates a year	$77,999	$80,308	$25,728	15th of 23
2	Electromechanical TechnologyAbout 39 graduates a year	$66,293	$46,165	Not reported	1st of 2
3	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 66 graduates a year	$63,228	$71,391	$20,183	4th of 6
4	HVACAbout 10 graduates a year	$42,862	Not reported	$17,231	2nd of 2
5	Criminal JusticeAbout 19 graduates a year	$41,451	$54,655	Not reported	1st of 1
6	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 88 graduates a year	$38,197	$49,295	$15,011	2nd of 2
7	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 7 graduates a year	$35,992	$43,844	Not reported	11th of 13
8	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 60 graduates a year	$35,905	$44,286	$20,757	2nd of 2
9	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 396 graduates a year	$34,583	$44,896	$16,455	2nd of 24
10	AccountingAbout 19 graduates a year	$33,193	Not reported	$21,207	1st of 2
11	Business AdministrationAbout 30 graduates a year	$31,974	$35,047	$20,416	3rd of 4
12	Office AdministrationAbout 11 graduates a year	$28,743	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1

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

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

All 10 certificate programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Washington" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across Washington. 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 Washington
1	Electrician TrainingAbout 2 graduates a year	$66,921	Not reported	$5,383	1st of 2
2	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 352 graduates a year	$37,228	$51,033	$16,433	1st of 2
3	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 22 graduates a year	$36,003	$41,583	$20,637	5th of 6
4	Welding and MachiningAbout 48 graduates a year	$35,309	Not reported	$9,500	2nd of 2
5	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 20 graduates a year	$34,974	$34,315	$8,631	1st of 1
6	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 14 graduates a year	$32,404	Not reported	$13,093	2nd of 4
7	AccountingAbout 27 graduates a year	$31,873	Not reported	$22,807	1st of 2
8	Office AdministrationAbout 19 graduates a year	$26,402	Not reported	$10,869	1st of 1
9	Culinary ArtsAbout 13 graduates a year	$23,529	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
10	CosmetologyAbout 28 graduates a year	$17,869	Not reported	$7,980	10th of 11

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

Quick picks: associate's programs

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$77,999
Electromechanical Technology$66,293
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$63,228
HVAC$42,862
Criminal Justice$41,451

Lowest median debt

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair$15,011
Liberal Arts and General Studies$16,455
HVAC$17,231
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$20,183
Business Administration$20,416

Largest programs

Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 396 graduates a year
Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 88 graduates a year
NursingAbout 86 graduates a year
Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 66 graduates a year
Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 60 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $77,999 in their first year, the most of 12 Spokane 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 Washington 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