Program Payoff

Northwest Iowa Community College

Sheldon, Iowa. 33 certificate and associate programs, public. 33 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Iowa.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Undergraduate certificate $5,500 $66,756 (87) $60,860
Electricians
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $64,493 (13) $74,840
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Associate's degree $58,673 (20) $60,860
Electricians
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's degree $12,828 $50,439 (56) $78,630
Registered Nurses
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $11,990 $48,432 (18) $48,680
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $11,326 $41,937 (21) $50,510
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's degree $29,685 (11) $87,690
General and Operations Managers
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $7,800 $26,739 (36) $71,680
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Undergraduate certificate $11,000 not published $39,350
Nursing 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
Agriculture, General Associate's degree not published $96,310
Soil and Plant Scientists
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's degree not published $128,490
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate certificate not published $45,480
Medical Assistants
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
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Associate's degree not published $46,090
Customer Service Representatives
Carpenters Undergraduate certificate not published $78,510
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
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/Information Technology Administration and Management Undergraduate certificate not published $96,540
Project Management Specialists
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Associate's degree 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
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $64,220
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $64,220
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Ground Transportation Undergraduate certificate not published $58,070
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Ground Transportation Associate's degree not published $58,070
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Health and Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate certificate not published $40,980
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate's degree not published $40,980
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $55,090
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Precision Metal Working Undergraduate certificate not published $55,090
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Precision Metal Working Associate's degree not published $55,090
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $50,510
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics

"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.