Southwest Technical College
⌖ Cedar City, UT · 2 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
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Observed year-5 earnings are available, but the current federal record does not provide a usable institution-wide average net price.
Use the earnings evidence below, then enter your own net price in the calculator for a personal estimate.
Not availableModeled economic break-even
Not availableModeled 10-year ROI
$42,078Observed earnings · year 5
Not availableMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
What the numbers say about Southwest Technical College
What does Southwest Technical College cost?
The current federal record does not provide a reliable average net price for Southwest Technical College.
What do Southwest Technical College graduates earn?
The observed median earnings figure is $42,078 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.
How much federal debt do Southwest Technical College graduates have?
Median federal debt for completer borrowers is not reportable in the current record.
Is every degree at Southwest Technical College worth the same?
No. DegreeVerdict currently shows 2 field-and-credential outcomes at Southwest Technical College; reported earnings and debt can differ substantially by program category.
No payoff curve is shown.
Observed year-5 earnings are available, but the current federal record does not provide a usable institution-wide average net price.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Council on Occupational Education
- Main award level
- Certificates
- Campus setting
- Town
- Admissions
- Open admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
Not availableAverage net price / year
Not availableCost of attendance
Not availableMedian federal student debt · completer borrowers
Not availablePublished 10-year payment estimate
$42,078Median earnings · year 5 after completion
94.9%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
540Student size
Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.
WHO PAYS, WHO FINISHES, WHO EARNS
Outcomes are not the same for every family.
These federal cohorts add context that a single college average can hide. Missing figures remain unreported rather than estimated.
Complete within 150% of the expected time
Pell receipt not reportedMedian Parent PLUS debt
Borrower count not reportedMedian federal student debt
Three-year repayment not reportedSource: College Scorecard, June 2026 release. Parent PLUS debt belongs to parents; student-debt measures exclude Parent PLUS and private loans. Cohort definitions differ by measure.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$30,643Year 1
$40,193Year 4
$42,078Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$42,5912Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$32,292Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential, not simply majors that pay more everywhere.
1Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $42,591 reported-13%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt2Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $32,292 reported-42%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt
Comparable colleges in UT
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive, not a quality ranking.
Ogden, UT
Ogden-Weber Technical College
- Annual net price
- $3,229
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $43,728
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -107%
Bridgerland Technical College
- Annual net price
- $2,338
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $36,730
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -144%
Snow College
- Annual net price
- $5,552
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $45,287
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -99%
Davis Technical College
- Annual net price
- $13,410
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $46,227
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -95%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precision Metal Working | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $42,591 | Not available | Not reported |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $32,292 | Not available | Not reported |
Awards use first-major IPEDS completions aggregated to the same four-digit field and credential.
Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.