St Cloud Technical and Community College

Saint Cloud, Minnesota · Public

Of 21 assessed programs, 19 leave graduates out-earning a typical Minnesota high-school graduate (about $37,835/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 48 could not be assessed.

What would this cost you?

My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$6,889
$30k to $48k	$6,654
$48k to $75k	$8,908
$75k to $110k	$11,666
$110k and up	$13,804
All families (average)	$9,635

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

21 of 69 programs could be assessed 30% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Minnesota 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	$49,858	+$12,023	clears the bar	$12,000	1.0 yrs	335
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$54,132	+$16,297	clears the bar	$15,623	1.0 yrs	76
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$63,400	+$25,565	clears the bar	$16,729	0.7 yrs	54
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$77,952	+$40,117	clears the bar	$20,000	0.5 yrs	43
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Associate's Degree	$55,313	+$17,478	clears the bar	$19,426	1.1 yrs	35
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$58,970	+$21,135	clears the bar	$11,997	0.6 yrs	28
Electrician Training	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$72,045	+$34,210	clears the bar	$10,000	0.3 yrs	26
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$58,749	+$20,914	clears the bar	$9,500	0.5 yrs	25
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$67,307	+$29,472	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	$35,424	-$2,411	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$80,223	+$42,388	clears the bar	$12,000	0.3 yrs	20
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	$70,185	+$32,350	clears the bar	$10,738	0.3 yrs	19
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$60,100	+$22,265	clears the bar	$8,008	0.4 yrs	17
Carpenters	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$42,052	+$4,217	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
IT Administration and Management	Associate's Degree	$62,055	+$24,220	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Accounting	Associate's Degree	$56,802	+$18,967	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$59,675	+$21,840	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Health Sciences	Associate's Degree	$48,372	+$10,537	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$55,199	+$17,364	clears the bar	$14,124	0.8 yrs	10
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$66,234	+$28,399	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Teaching Assistants/Aides	Associate's Degree	$31,855	-$5,980	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Computer Programming	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Teaching Assistants/Aides	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Business	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Marketing	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Electrician Training	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Agricultural Business and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Finance	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Biology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
HVAC Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Marketing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Special Education	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Teacher Education (by subject)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	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
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Natural Resources and Conservation	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Natural Resources and Conservation	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Programming	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Theatre	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Finance	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Public Relations and Advertising	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	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, compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($37,835/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.