Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri · Public

Of 18 assessed programs, 17 leave graduates out-earning a typical Missouri high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 45 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$7,279
$30k to $48k	$7,449
$48k to $75k	$9,621
$75k to $110k	$10,667
$110k and up	$13,171
All families (average)	$8,398

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

18 of 63 programs could be assessed 29% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Missouri high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$44,321	+$9,512	clears the bar	$7,381	0.8 yrs	1,244
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$80,359	+$45,550	clears the bar	$16,573	0.4 yrs	114
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$57,729	+$22,920	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	93
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$53,967 1-year earnings	+$19,158	clears the bar	$6,725	0.4 yrs	78
Fire Protection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$56,042	+$21,233	clears the bar	$5,343	0.3 yrs	66
Teacher Education (by subject)	Associate's Degree	$36,771	+$1,962	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	62
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$51,184	+$16,375	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	55
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$64,973	+$30,164	clears the bar	$11,611	0.4 yrs	53
Computer Programming	Associate's Degree	$73,172	+$38,363	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$51,195	+$16,386	clears the bar	$10,474	0.6 yrs	41
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$47,408	+$12,599	clears the bar	$15,000	1.2 yrs	34
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$56,988	+$22,179	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$47,501	+$12,692	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Engineering, General	Associate's Degree	$80,843	+$46,034	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$56,444	+$21,635	clears the bar	$12,819	0.6 yrs	23
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$49,056	+$14,247	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$74,822 1-year earnings	+$40,013	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	$28,243	-$6,566	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1,255
Health Sciences	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	63
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Computer Programming	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Biology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Design	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Fire Protection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
HVAC Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Chemistry	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Engineering	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Geography and Cartography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Electrician Training	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Electrician Training	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Accounting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Hospitality Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Hospitality Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Construction Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,809/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.