Construction Trades, General programs in Iowa
14 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
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers in Iowa earn a median of $78,510 a year across 9,660 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellsworth Community College Iowa Falls | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Ellsworth Community College Iowa Falls | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Indian Hills Community College Ottumwa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Indian Hills Community College Ottumwa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Iowa Western Community College Council Bluffs | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 62 |
| Iowa Western Community College Council Bluffs | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Marshalltown Community College Marshalltown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Marshalltown Community College Marshalltown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Northeast Iowa Community College Calmar | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Northeast Iowa Community College Calmar | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Northwest Iowa Community College Sheldon | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Southeastern Community College West Burlington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Southeastern Community College West Burlington | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
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.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Construction Trades, General — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.