Program Payoff

Salina Area Technical College

Salina, Kansas. 29 certificate and associate programs, public. 29 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Kansas.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Precision Metal Working Undergraduate certificate $37,208 (32) $49,410
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $35,988 (27) $59,850
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate $28,960 (20) $59,850
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate $24,267 (16) $86,700
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Undergraduate certificate $7,500 not published $38,010
Nursing Assistants
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate certificate not published $39,510
Medical Assistants
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate's degree not published $39,510
Medical Assistants
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Undergraduate certificate not published $42,270
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Associate's degree not published $42,270
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Carpenters Undergraduate certificate not published $76,780
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Carpenters Associate's degree not published $76,780
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Criminal Justice and Corrections Undergraduate certificate not published $37,080
Security Guards
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's degree not published $37,080
Security Guards
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate's degree not published $86,700
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Design and Applied Arts Associate's degree not published $75,790
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $62,220
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $62,220
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Undergraduate certificate not published $76,780
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Associate's degree not published $76,780
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Fire Protection Undergraduate certificate not published $45,900
Firefighters
Ground Transportation Undergraduate certificate not published $58,920
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies Undergraduate certificate not published $38,010
Nursing Assistants
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Undergraduate certificate not published $60,460
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Associate's degree not published $60,460
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $29,240
Childcare Workers
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Associate's degree not published $29,240
Childcare Workers
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Associate's degree not published
Precision Metal Working Associate's degree not published $49,410
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's degree not published $79,320
Registered Nurses

"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.