Program Payoff

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians programs in Iowa

3 schools in Iowa teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.

What this work pays in Iowa

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics in Iowa earn a median of $50,510 a year across 7,610 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.

Also leads toMedianJobs in Iowa
Mechanical Drafters$63,330630
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$71,670500
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$63,120380
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians$73,010180
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$49,930110

Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.

Schools

SchoolCredentialMedian debtGraduate earnings, 2 yrsGraduates
Northeast Iowa Community College Calmar Undergraduate certificate not published
Northeast Iowa Community College Calmar Associate's degree not published 3
Western Iowa Tech Community College Sioux City Undergraduate certificate not published 7

A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.

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Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.