Western Iowa Tech Community College
Sioux City, Iowa · Website
$40,473
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$40,473
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public 2-year college in Sioux City, Iowa with 2,647 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $8,770 a year (tuition and fees $5,186 in-state, $5,330 out-of-state). 50% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $40,473 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $11,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$8,770
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$5,186
Out-of-state $5,330
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
50%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$11,000
About $117 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$40,473
Rank 2,602 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $8,770
- Tuition in-state
- $5,186
- Tuition out-of-state
- $5,330
- Cost of attendance
- $14,894
- Students with a need-based grant
- 27%
- Students with federal loans
- 17%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $7,662
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $7,636
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $8,887
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $10,033
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $12,955
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $4,104 in 2015-16 to $5,186 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 2,647
- Part-time students
- 43%
- Women
- 64%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Completion rate
- 50%
- Retention rate
- 64%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 75
- Endowment
- $4.47M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,602 of 5,094 US colleges and 45 of 69 in Iowa (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $8,770 | $17,730 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $5,186 | $20,270 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 80% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 50% | 65% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 64% | 74% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $11,000 | $14,745 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $35,639 | $39,099 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $40,473 | $42,793 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 46% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 60% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
75 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 465 | $8,931 | $29,348 | $54,239 | $56,073 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 180 | $5,665 | $43,254 | $53,653 | $57,584 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 90 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,570 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 86 | $13,897 | $63,214 | $74,047 | $80,813 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 75 | $11,034 | $31,936 | $42,374 | $44,125 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 73 | $5,500 | $35,550 | $51,446 | $51,586 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate | Certificate | 50 | Withheld | $36,401 | $51,294 | $48,148 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate | Certificate | 49 | $7,915 | $23,745 | $39,900 | $52,615 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 40 | $5,500 | $30,735 | $39,061 | $33,673 |
| Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 35 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,202 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 33 | Withheld | $41,613 | $51,372 | $48,702 |
| Fire ProtectionCertificate | Certificate | 32 | Withheld | Withheld | $49,177 | $62,436 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 30 | $8,175 | Withheld | Withheld | $31,135 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 29 | $11,500 | $31,546 | $39,777 | $35,447 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 29 | $12,138 | Withheld | $38,319 | $44,589 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 28 | $11,000 | $43,547 | $48,851 | $46,706 |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | $32,665 | $30,572 |
| CarpentersCertificate | Certificate | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | $62,497 | $41,835 |
| Security Science and TechnologyOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,733 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 17 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherAssociate's | Associate's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,491 |
| Security Science and TechnologyOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,839 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 16 | $11,000 | $37,520 | $52,659 | $58,424 |
| Design and Applied ArtsCertificate | Certificate | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | $38,351 | $36,116 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Western Iowa Tech Community College cost?
$8,770 a year is the average net price at Western Iowa Tech Community College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $5,186 for in-state students and $5,330 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $14,894. Families earning under $30,000 pay $7,662 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Western Iowa Tech Community College?
Western Iowa Tech Community College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Western Iowa Tech Community College graduates earn?
$40,473 a year is the median pay of former Western Iowa Tech Community College students who work, 10 years after they started ($35,639 after 6 years). That ranks 2,602 of 5,094 US colleges and 45 of 69 in Iowa. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's) at $63,214.
How much student debt do Western Iowa Tech Community College graduates have?
$11,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Western Iowa Tech Community College graduates, about $117 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 17% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Western Iowa Tech Community College?
50% of first-time, full-time students at Western Iowa Tech Community College finish within 3 years. 64% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at Western Iowa Tech Community College?
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (465 certificate graduates), Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (180 certificate graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (90 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 75 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.