Which State Technical College of Missouri associate's program has the lowest debt?

Business Administration graduates leave with a median of $10,000 in federal loans, the lowest among 9 State Technical College of Missouri associate's programs that report debt.

How much does State Technical College of Missouri cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $8,160 a year, and $14,610 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $15,190 a year.

How many State Technical College of Missouri programs report graduate pay?

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

State Technical College of Missouri Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Linn, MO
2,123 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

12 State Technical College of Missouri associate's programs report what graduates earn. Heavy Equipment Maintenance pays the most in the first year ($55,282), and Business Administration the least ($30,368). The median program pays $47,497. State Technical College of Missouri also has 2 certificate programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$8,160Per year. Out-of-state $14,610

Average net price after aid$15,190Per year

Graduation rate84%Within 1.5 times the normal program length

All 12 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	Heavy Equipment MaintenanceAbout 37 graduates a year	$55,282	$68,015	$12,000	1st of 2
2	Electrician TrainingAbout 103 graduates a year	$54,080	$81,001	$12,000	2nd of 2
3	Electrical Engineering TechnologyAbout 38 graduates a year	$50,931	$49,937	$12,000	1st of 1
4	Drafting and Design TechnologyAbout 32 graduates a year	$49,789	$48,101	$11,350	1st of 1
5	Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic TechnologyAbout 14 graduates a year	$49,762	$121,988	Not reported	1st of 1
6	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 11 graduates a year	$47,669	Not reported	Not reported	8th of 13
7	Welding and MachiningAbout 56 graduates a year	$47,325	$57,487	$11,474	1st of 3
8	HVACAbout 39 graduates a year	$43,723	$57,261	Not reported	1st of 1
9	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 105 graduates a year	$42,544	$47,955	$12,000	2nd of 3
10	Computer NetworkingAbout 22 graduates a year	$41,270	$51,097	$11,545	2nd of 2
11	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 18 graduates a year	$41,050	$45,201	$12,000	2nd of 11
12	Business AdministrationAbout 62 graduates a year	$30,368	Not reported	$10,000	4th of 6

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.

Both certificate programs

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.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Missouri
Truck Driving and Equipment OperationAbout 62 graduates a year	$50,941	$59,695	$8,750	1st of 2
Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 13 graduates a year	$32,797	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 4

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

Quick picks: associate's programs

Highest first-year pay

Heavy Equipment Maintenance$55,282
Electrician Training$54,080
Electrical Engineering Technology$50,931
Drafting and Design Technology$49,789
Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technology$49,762

Lowest median debt

Business Administration$10,000
Drafting and Design Technology$11,350
Welding and Machining$11,474
Computer Networking$11,545
Heavy Equipment Maintenance$12,000

Largest programs

Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 105 graduates a year
Electrician TrainingAbout 103 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 62 graduates a year
Welding and MachiningAbout 56 graduates a year
HVACAbout 39 graduates a year

Common questions

Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates earn a median of $55,282 in their first year, the most of 12 State Technical College of Missouri 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