Which Western Iowa Tech Community College certificate program has the lowest debt?

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair graduates leave with a median of $5,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 7 Western Iowa Tech Community College certificate programs that report debt.

How much does Western Iowa Tech Community College cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $5,186 a year, and $5,330 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $8,770 a year.

How many Western Iowa Tech Community College programs report graduate pay?

6 associate's programs and 10 certificate programs at Western Iowa Tech Community College report first-year pay, and 13 of them also report federal debt.

Western Iowa Tech Community College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Sioux City, IA
2,647 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

10 Western Iowa Tech Community College certificate programs report what graduates earn. Diagnostic and Treatment Professions pays the most in the first year ($43,254), and Information Technology the least ($23,745). The median program pays $33,548. Western Iowa Tech Community College also has 6 associate's programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$5,186Per year. Out-of-state $5,330

Average net price after aid$8,770Per year

Graduation rate50%Within 1.5 times the normal program length

All 6 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Iowa" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Iowa. 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 Iowa
1	NursingAbout 86 graduates a year	$63,214	$67,617	$22,597	5th of 16
2	Criminal JusticeAbout 28 graduates a year	$43,547	$51,330	$11,500	2nd of 4
3	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 16 graduates a year	$37,520	$46,703	$11,000	9th of 9
4	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 12 graduates a year	$37,483	$43,984	$13,750	3rd of 6
5	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 75 graduates a year	$31,936	$40,777	$14,237	2nd of 15
6	Culinary ArtsAbout 14 graduates a year	$24,061	Not reported	$12,530	2nd of 3

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

All 10 certificate programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Iowa" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across Iowa. 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 Iowa
1	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 180 graduates a year	$43,254	$48,017	$7,935	3rd of 3
2	Welding and MachiningAbout 33 graduates a year	$41,613	Not reported	$7,910	4th of 7
3	HVACAbout 50 graduates a year	$36,401	Not reported	Not reported	2nd of 2
4	Electrician TrainingAbout 13 graduates a year	$35,556	$51,283	Not reported	4th of 4
5	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 73 graduates a year	$35,550	$48,346	$5,500	3rd of 4
6	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 29 graduates a year	$31,546	$27,091	$16,343	4th of 5
7	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 40 graduates a year	$30,735	$34,615	$6,165	3rd of 4
8	Practical NursingAbout 465 graduates a year	$29,348	$53,424	$14,499	4th of 4
9	Veterinary TechnologyAbout 10 graduates a year	$26,355	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
10	Information TechnologyAbout 49 graduates a year	$23,745	Not reported	$8,875	1st of 1

4 more certificate programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Quick picks: certificate programs

Highest first-year pay

Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$43,254
Welding and Machining$41,613
HVAC$36,401
Electrician Training$35,556
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair$35,550

Lowest median debt

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair$5,500
Dental Hygiene and Assisting$6,165
Welding and Machining$7,910
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$7,935
Information Technology$8,875

Largest programs

Practical NursingAbout 465 graduates a year
Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 180 graduates a year
Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 73 graduates a year
HVACAbout 50 graduates a year
Information TechnologyAbout 49 graduates a year

Common questions

Diagnostic and Treatment Professions graduates earn a median of $43,254 in their first year, the most of 10 Western Iowa Tech Community College certificate 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 Iowa 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