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Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services undergraduate certificate or diploma outcomes at Ranken Technical College

Name: Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma outcomes at Ranken Technical College
Creator: U.S. Department of Education

Saint Louis, MO · Private nonprofit · Federal field 4605

Data scope

Federal records group outcomes by college, four-digit field and credential level. A record may cover several catalog programs or concentrations.

The short version

Reported earnings are notably above the same-degree benchmark.

$20,411 above the national median for the same field and credential.

Debt pressure: 9.2% of annual earnings
Positive-payoff price ceiling: $209,070 / year
10-year scenario: Withheld by data safeguards
Price evidence: College-wide context only

OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

+3%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$43,556 → $44,754

Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

17Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

19Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

43Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

51Recent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential

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.

133Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment

47Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers

90Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count

87Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count

Preliminary federal earnings benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result

Observed year-4 earnings$70,407A like-for-like comparison is unavailable

Additional borrowing reported for this category: 15 Parent PLUS borrowers.

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.

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$18,795

Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWING$6,500

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$70,407

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$69/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

Published college costs provide the starting point.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$18,795Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$29,450Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context

COMPLETION RATE53.1%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.

$43,556Year 1

$70,407Year 4

$44,754Year 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

1.2% 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$5,867

Estimated loan payment$69

43borrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$70,407 vs. $49,996

$20,411 above the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median

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.

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$87,520 median wageMO estimate · 13,330 jobs · 47-1011+5.0% projected U.S. growth · 67k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentPlumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$66,790 median wageMO estimate · 8,310 jobs · 47-2152+6.8% projected U.S. growth · 42k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentExplosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters$64,040 median wageMO estimate · 150 jobs · 47-5032+0.0% projected U.S. growth · 0.4k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentRotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas$67,890 median wageU.S. estimate · 12,600 jobs · 47-5012+0.8% projected U.S. growth · 1.1k openings/yrTypical entry: No formal educational credentialDerrick Operators, Oil and Gas$58,620 median wageU.S. estimate · 10,590 jobs · 47-5011+1.6% projected U.S. growth · 0.9k openings/yrTypical entry: No formal educational credentialSeptic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$51,560 median wageMO estimate · 1,160 jobs · 47-4071+7.8% projected U.S. growth · 2.8k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentEarth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$51,530 median wageMO estimate · 370 jobs · 47-5023+3.6% projected U.S. growth · 1.4k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalent

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