Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 99 certificate and associate programs, public. 99 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Iowa.
| Program | Credential | Median debt | Graduates earn | The occupation pays |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's degree | $15,750 | $51,054 (77) | $78,630 Registered Nurses |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians | Associate's degree | $15,983 | $48,041 (27) | $74,840 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
| Agricultural Mechanization | Associate's degree | — | $46,087 (17) | $64,290 Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Associate's degree | — | $46,087 (11) | $64,220 Architectural and Civil Drafters |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Associate's degree | — | $45,500 (17) | $74,840 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | Associate's degree | $12,585 | $44,356 (45) | $96,540 Project Management Specialists |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's degree | $15,788 | $43,319 (60) | $128,490 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary |
| Computer Programming | Associate's degree | $14,112 | $42,123 (21) | $114,890 Software Developers |
| Precision Metal Working | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $41,342 (27) | $55,090 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Associate's degree | $10,000 | $39,369 (24) | $50,510 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics |
| Agricultural Production Operations | Associate's degree | $9,530 | $37,208 (51) | $36,480 Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals |
| Construction Management | Associate's degree | — | $36,674 (15) | $96,540 Project Management Specialists |
| Graphic Communications | Associate's degree | — | $36,668 (15) | $40,790 Printing Press Operators |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate's degree | $11,999 | $35,772 (59) | $128,490 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Associate's degree | $27,394 | $35,060 (13) | $40,980 Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants |
| Design and Applied Arts | Associate's degree | $10,168 | $34,704 (14) | $50,310 Graphic Designers |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) | Undergraduate certificate | — | $34,704 (16) | $60,680 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's degree | $13,000 | $33,637 (95) | $45,480 Medical Assistants |
| Marketing | Associate's degree | $12,898 | $33,459 (14) | $66,390 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | Associate's degree | $9,511 | $32,711 (32) | $35,670 Cooks, Restaurant |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services | Associate's degree | $11,000 | $31,670 (18) | $46,610 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's degree | $14,145 | $31,236 (56) | $87,690 General and Operations Managers |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | Undergraduate certificate | — | $30,771 (14) | $35,670 Cooks, Restaurant |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | Associate's degree | — | $29,141 (25) | $128,490 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Associate's degree | $11,000 | $28,598 (12) | $75,620 Compliance Officers |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | Associate's degree | — | $27,204 (17) | $46,090 Customer Service Representatives |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Undergraduate certificate | — | $26,933 (13) | $45,480 Medical Assistants |
| Animal Sciences | Undergraduate certificate | — | $26,933 (19) | $48,200 Farm and Home Management Educators |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's degree | $10,402 | $26,353 (306) | $71,680 Postsecondary Teachers, All Other |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Associate's degree | $11,000 | not published | $66,760 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products |
| Legal Support Services | Associate's degree | — | not published | $54,550 Paralegals and Legal Assistants |
| Accounting and Related Services | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $48,180 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks |
| Accounting and Related Services | Associate's degree | — | not published | $48,180 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $66,760 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products |
| Agricultural Production Operations | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $36,480 Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals |
| Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $30,080 Animal Caretakers |
| Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services | Associate's degree | — | not published | $30,080 Animal Caretakers |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $128,490 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $46,610 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers |
| Biology, General | Associate's degree | — | not published | $61,200 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education |
| Biotechnology | Associate's degree | — | not published | $109,760 Natural Sciences Managers |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $87,690 General and Operations Managers |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $46,090 Customer Service Representatives |
| Carpenters | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $78,510 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers |
| Chemistry | Associate's degree | — | not published | $61,200 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $128,490 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | Associate's degree | — | not published | $128,490 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $65,940 Social and Community Service Managers |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Associate's degree | — | not published | $65,940 Social and Community Service Managers |
| Computer Programming | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $114,890 Software Developers |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $114,890 Software Developers |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Associate's degree | — | not published | $114,890 Software Developers |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Associate's degree | — | not published | $114,890 Software Developers |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $96,540 Project Management Specialists |
| Construction Management | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $96,540 Project Management Specialists |
| Construction Trades, General | Associate's degree | — | not published | $78,510 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's degree | — | not published | $37,080 Security Guards |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $128,490 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary |
| Design and Applied Arts | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $50,310 Graphic Designers |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $64,220 Architectural and Civil Drafters |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $74,840 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $74,840 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
| Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $74,880 Wind Turbine Service Technicians |
| Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians | Associate's degree | — | not published | $74,880 Wind Turbine Service Technicians |
| Engineering, General | Associate's degree | — | not published | $147,320 Architectural and Engineering Managers |
| Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $60,680 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers |
| Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians | Associate's degree | — | not published | $60,680 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Associate's degree | — | not published | $87,690 General and Operations Managers |
| Fire Protection | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $128,080 Managers, All Other |
| Fire Protection | Associate's degree | — | not published | $128,080 Managers, All Other |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $40,980 Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $64,400 Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians | Associate's degree | — | not published | $64,400 Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $80,470 Business Operations Specialists, All Other |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | Associate's degree | — | not published | $80,470 Business Operations Specialists, All Other |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $28,420 Childcare Workers |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Associate's degree | — | not published | $28,420 Childcare Workers |
| Human Services, General | Associate's degree | — | not published | $42,480 Social and Human Service Assistants |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $55,090 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Associate's degree | — | not published | $55,090 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers |
| Journalism | Associate's degree | — | not published | $57,200 Editors |
| Marketing | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $66,390 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists |
| Mathematics | Associate's degree | — | not published | $61,200 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education |
| Music | Associate's degree | — | not published | $61,200 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $75,620 Compliance Officers |
| Physics | Associate's degree | — | not published | $61,200 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education |
| Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $78,510 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers |
| Political Science and Government | Associate's degree | — | not published | $61,200 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $39,350 Nursing Assistants |
| Precision Metal Working | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $55,090 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers |
| Psychology, General | Associate's degree | — | not published | $128,080 Managers, All Other |
| Social Work | Associate's degree | — | not published | $52,250 Child, Family, and School Social Workers |
| Sociology | Associate's degree | — | not published | $128,080 Managers, All Other |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $66,760 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | Associate's degree | — | not published | $66,760 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Associate's degree | — | not published | $49,350 Coaches and Scouts |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $50,510 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $128,490 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Associate's degree | — | not published | $50,310 Graphic Designers |
"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.