Program Payoff

Northland Community and Technical College

Thief River Falls, Minnesota. 62 certificate and associate programs, public. 62 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Minnesota.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's degree $21,250 $53,017 (105) $101,510
Registered Nurses
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $52,663 (19) $73,940
Medical Equipment Repairers
Fire Protection Associate's degree $46,087 (14) $38,110
Firefighters
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $44,170 (17) $70,680
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's degree $19,000 $43,426 (53) $83,400
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate $11,000 $39,369 (28) $58,390
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's degree $12,000 $38,289 (18) $43,380
Security Guards
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Undergraduate certificate $37,478 (16) $76,350
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services Undergraduate certificate $37,208 (12) $97,610
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $36,941 (15) $58,390
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Undergraduate certificate $12,000 $36,312 (19) $78,160
Electricians
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Associate's degree $36,129 (49) $46,680
Nursing Assistants
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations Associate's degree $35,600 (22) $76,750
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Ground Transportation Undergraduate certificate $35,060 (23) $61,990
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's degree $34,526 (18) $99,340
General and Operations Managers
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate's degree $11,500 $33,993 (48) $50,480
Medical Assistants
Accounting and Related Services Associate's degree $33,281 (13) $81,600
Accountants and Auditors
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations Associate's degree $33,138 (16) $118,750
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $12,250 $32,213 (126) $84,280
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Health and Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate certificate $24,035 (17) $76,440
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Business/Commerce, General Associate's degree $10,753 not published $99,340
General and Operations Managers
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Undergraduate certificate $12,250 not published $46,680
Nursing Assistants
Accounting and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $81,600
Accountants and Auditors
Agricultural Business and Management Undergraduate certificate not published $76,750
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Agricultural Mechanization Undergraduate certificate not published $79,370
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
Agricultural Mechanization Associate's degree not published $79,370
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
Agricultural Production Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $71,280
Conservation Scientists
Agriculture, General Undergraduate certificate not published $79,610
Soil and Plant Scientists
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $83,400
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate certificate not published $50,480
Medical Assistants
Animal Sciences Undergraduate certificate not published $57,310
Agricultural Technicians
Animal Sciences Associate's degree not published $57,310
Agricultural Technicians
Business Administration, Management and Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $99,340
General and Operations Managers
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Undergraduate certificate not published $47,840
Office Clerks, General
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Associate's degree not published $47,840
Office Clerks, General
Carpenters Undergraduate certificate not published $64,930
Carpenters
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $103,510
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Undergraduate certificate not published $130,050
Software Developers
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Associate's degree not published $130,050
Software Developers
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Associate's degree not published $97,860
Project Management Specialists
Criminal Justice and Corrections Undergraduate certificate not published $43,380
Security Guards
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services Associate's degree not published $77,540
Dietitians and Nutritionists
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $70,680
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $78,280
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Fire Protection Undergraduate certificate not published $38,110
Firefighters
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $76,750
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $47,560
Community Health Workers
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate's degree not published $76,440
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Associate's degree not published $76,350
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other Undergraduate certificate not published
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $60,280
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $60,280
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $118,750
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Associate's degree not published
Plant Sciences Undergraduate certificate not published $71,280
Conservation Scientists
Precision Metal Working Undergraduate certificate not published $61,140
Machinists
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $76,750
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations Associate's degree not published $76,750
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Associate's degree not published $43,620
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Associate's degree not published $76,350
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Teaching Assistants/Aides Undergraduate certificate not published $76,800
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
Teaching Assistants/Aides Associate's degree not published $76,800
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors

"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.