COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES
Ground Transportation undergraduate certificate or diploma at Iowa Central Community College
Fort Dodge, IA · Public
What this page covers
Federal data group related majors at the same college and degree level. One record can include several named programs or concentrations.
The short version
Reported earnings are below similar programs.
$30,378 below the national median for the same field and degree level.
- Debt as a share of earnings
- 21.8% of annual earnings
- Highest price with a positive payoff
- Not reached
- Modeled 10-year payoff
- Withheld by data safeguards
- Available price data
- College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS
Graduate outcomes from several angles.
Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.
NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT
Size, aid and an earnings floor.
The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.
Preliminary federal earnings benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earnings$21,740A like-for-like comparison is unavailable
Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student. Completion and employment measures use older cohorts shown above and are not combined into the payoff estimate.
01 · PRICE CONTEXT$9,328
Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.
02 · BORROWING$4,750
Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.
03 · EARNINGS$21,740
Observed median earnings four full years after completion.
04 · REPAYMENT$50/mo
Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.
ADDITIONAL WORKFORCE PROGRAM REPORTS
1 related offering reported to the Department of Labor
These provider-reported records add named prices, completion and employment context where available. They describe a separate workforce-program cohort and may include non-degree training, so they are not blended into the College Scorecard earnings or DegreeVerdict ROI.
Truck Driving
- Reported price
- $7,000
- Completion
- 80.0%
- Employed in Q2
- 57.0%
- Q2 quarterly earnings
- $11,640
WHAT WILL IT COST?
Published college costs provide the starting point.
Your exact offering, aid, residency and time to finish determine the price you actually pay.
Enter my price →AVERAGE NET PRICE$9,328Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$15,222Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE41.6%Institution-wide completion rate
WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?
Reported earnings after completion.
Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?
2.8% of gross monthly earnings
Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.
Gross monthly earnings$1,812
Estimated loan payment$50
Not availableborrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
$21,740 vs. $52,118
$30,378 below the national median for the same field and credential.
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?
Related occupations, wages and outlook.
Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.
BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.Crane and Tower Operators$67,600 median wageIA estimate · 650 jobs · 53-7021$55,910–$81,130 middle 50% of IA wages+3.8% projected U.S. growth · 3,500 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentOperating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$60,330 median wageIA estimate · 5,530 jobs · 47-2073$53,610–$72,660 middle 50% of IA wages+4.6% projected U.S. growth · 39,200 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentHighway Maintenance Workers$58,490 median wageIA estimate · 4,000 jobs · 47-4051$52,860–$61,810 middle 50% of IA wages+3.4% projected U.S. growth · 11,800 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentLocomotive Engineers$89,970 median wageIA estimate · 1,000 jobs · 53-4011$74,850–$92,170 middle 50% of IA wages+0.5% projected U.S. growth · 2,000 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentSubway and Streetcar Operators$86,380 median wageU.S. estimate · 10,200 jobs · 53-4041+3.7% projected U.S. growth · 900 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentRailroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers$80,910 median wageIA estimate · 220 jobs · 53-4022$57,290–$82,240 middle 50% of IA wages+0.8% projected U.S. growth · 900 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentRailroad Conductors and Yardmasters$78,000 median wageU.S. estimate · 46,440 jobs · 53-4031+0.9% projected U.S. growth · 3,000 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentPile Driver Operators$73,300 median wageU.S. estimate · 2,310 jobs · 47-2072-5.7% projected U.S. growth · 200 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentUnderground Mining Machine Operators, All Other$70,130 median wageU.S. estimate · 3,180 jobs · 47-5049-1.0% projected U.S. growth · 300 openings/yrTypical entry: No formal educational credentialCareer/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$62,270 median wageIA estimate · 1,170 jobs · 25-1194$50,560–$79,580 middle 50% of IA wages-0.3% projected U.S. growth · 8,000 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeContinuous Mining Machine Operators$61,810 median wageU.S. estimate · 14,000 jobs · 47-5041+3.2% projected U.S. growth · 1,400 openings/yrTypical entry: No formal educational credentialPaving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$61,110 median wageIA estimate · 41,820 jobs · 47-2071$57,100–$61,130 middle 50% of IA wages-0.9% projected U.S. growth · 3,100 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalent
Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.
Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.
Hawkeye Community College
$35,114 higher earnings
- Earnings
- $56,854
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $9,649
Elgin Community College
$46,255 higher earnings · $742 less debt · $3,302 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $67,995
- Debt
- $4,008
- Annual net price
- $6,026
North American Trade Schools
$31,655 higher earnings · $1,347 less debt · $731 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $53,395
- Debt
- $3,403
- Annual net price
- $8,597
Hagerstown Community College
$47,070 higher earnings · $2,493 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $68,810
- Debt
- $4,750
- Annual net price
- $6,835
DATA QUALITY
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105 observations in the earnings cohort
June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release
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