Which Minnesota electromechanical technology program has the lowest debt?

South Central College reports the lowest median federal debt, $8,450, with first-year pay of $56,246.

How much do electromechanical technology graduates earn in Minnesota?

The median across 8 Minnesota electromechanical technology associate's programs is $61,864 in the first year after graduating and $74,705 five years after.

How many electromechanical technology associate's programs are in Minnesota?

8 Minnesota programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 6 of them also report federal debt.

Electromechanical Technology (Associate's) Programs in Minnesota, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

8 programs report first-year pay
6 also report federal debt
Associate's in Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Minnesota electromechanical technology associate's program pays its graduates $61,864 in their first year, $3,241 more than the national median. Hennepin Technical College reports the highest first-year pay ($71,199), and South Central College the lowest median debt ($8,450).

Median first-year pay$61,864National $58,623

Median pay after 5 years$74,705National $74,004

Median federal debt$15,535National $13,000

Debt-to-earnings23%National 21%

All 8 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Hennepin Technical CollegeBrooklyn Park · public	$71,199	$84,229	$16,465	23%
2	Dakota County Technical CollegeRosemount · public	$69,044	$78,875	Not reported	Not reported
3	St Cloud Technical and Community CollegeSaint Cloud · public	$63,348	$70,091	$17,148	27%
4	Dunwoody College of TechnologyMinneapolis · private nonprofit	$62,790	$76,421	$14,604	23%
5	Central Lakes College-BrainerdBrainerd · public	$60,937	$69,839	Not reported	Not reported
6	Ridgewater CollegeWillmar · public	$58,968	Not reported	$17,196	29%
7	South Central CollegeNorth Mankato · public	$56,246	Not reported	$8,450	15%
8	Alexandria Technical & Community CollegeAlexandria · public	$55,372	$73,457	$12,000	22%

Dakota County Technical College and Central Lakes College-Brainerd report pay but not debt, so they are ranked only by pay.

Debt and first-year pay at every Minnesota electromechanical technology program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Minnesota medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 6 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Hennepin Technical College$71,199
Dakota County Technical College$69,044
St Cloud Technical and Community College$63,348
Dunwoody College of Technology$62,790
Central Lakes College-Brainerd$60,937

Lowest median debt

South Central College$8,450
Alexandria Technical & Community College$12,000
Dunwoody College of Technology$14,604
Hennepin Technical College$16,465
St Cloud Technical and Community College$17,148

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to electromechanical technology, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

$78,280

Median pay in Minnesota. 1,540 people work in this job in Minnesota. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 2% from 2025 to 2035, with about 8,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.

Bottom 10%: $55,740Top 10%: $101,250

Medical Equipment Repairers

$73,940

Median pay in Minnesota. 2,080 people work in this job in Minnesota. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 13% from 2025 to 2035, with about 8,200 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.

Bottom 10%: $42,610Top 10%: $103,240

Electrical and Electronics Drafters

$77,330

Median pay in Minnesota. 250 people work in this job in Minnesota. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 3% from 2025 to 2035, with about 1,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.

Bottom 10%: $63,060Top 10%: $99,570

Calibration Technologists and Technicians

$60,360

Median pay in Minnesota. 400 people work in this job in Minnesota. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 1,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.

Bottom 10%: $49,650Top 10%: $99,180

Common questions

Hennepin Technical College in Brooklyn Park reports the highest median first-year pay, $71,199. Its median federal debt is $16,465.

Electromechanical Technology (Associate's) programs in the US, ranked55 programs by pay and 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.
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.
Medians are across the electromechanical technology associate's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024