Program Payoff

Flathead Valley Community College

Kalispell, Montana. 51 certificate and associate programs, public. 51 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Montana.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's degree $38,289 (18) $36,140
Emergency Medical Technicians
Precision Metal Working Associate's degree $37,208 (12) $55,610
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate's degree $29,322 (18) $46,820
Medical Assistants
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $10,833 $16,580 (57) $77,550
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Culinary Arts and Related Services Associate's degree not published $38,060
Cooks, Restaurant
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's degree $18,000 not published $85,280
Registered Nurses
Accounting and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $47,270
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Accounting and Related Services Associate's degree not published $47,270
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Agricultural Production Operations Associate's degree not published $37,010
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate certificate not published $46,820
Medical Assistants
Biotechnology Undergraduate certificate not published $91,560
Biological Scientists, All Other
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's degree not published $91,380
General and Operations Managers
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Associate's degree not published $60,970
Surgical Technologists
Computer Programming Associate's degree not published $121,990
Software Developers
Computer and Information Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $121,990
Software Developers
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's degree not published $70,050
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
Culinary Arts and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $38,060
Cooks, Restaurant
Design and Applied Arts Undergraduate certificate not published $56,890
Graphic Designers
Design and Applied Arts Associate's degree not published $56,890
Graphic Designers
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Undergraduate certificate not published $76,910
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Associate's degree not published $76,910
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $48,360
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $48,360
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $60,330
Surveying and Mapping Technicians
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $91,380
General and Operations Managers
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Associate's degree not published $91,380
General and Operations Managers
Fine and Studio Arts Undergraduate certificate not published $60,990
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Fine and Studio Arts Associate's degree not published $60,990
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Food Science and Technology Associate's degree not published $47,920
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Forestry Associate's degree not published $52,420
Forest and Conservation Technicians
Geography and Cartography Undergraduate certificate not published $110,470
Managers, All Other
Ground Transportation Undergraduate certificate not published $58,870
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $49,780
Community Health Workers
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate's degree not published $43,740
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Undergraduate certificate not published $60,850
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 $60,850
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $72,560
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $72,560
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
Management Information Systems and Services Associate's degree not published $132,860
Computer and Information Systems Managers
Marketing Undergraduate certificate not published $68,080
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $56,780
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Associate's degree not published $56,780
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Undergraduate certificate not published $40,900
Nursing Assistants
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Associate's degree not published $40,900
Nursing Assistants
Precision Metal Working Undergraduate certificate not published $55,610
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $48,360
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $48,360
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $81,330
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Undergraduate certificate not published $85,280
Registered Nurses
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Undergraduate certificate not published $43,940
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Associate's degree not published $57,530
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education

"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.