How much do Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians associate's degree graduates from Lake Area Technical College earn?

The reported median is $60,763 four years after completion.

How much federal debt do graduates of this program have?

The reported median federal debt among borrowers is $12,000.

Is this program above or below similar programs?

Reported year-four earnings are 4% above the national median for the same field and degree level.

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Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians associate's degree at Lake Area Technical College

Watertown, SD · 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 close to similar programs.

$2,339 above the national median for the same field and degree level.

Debt as a share of earnings: 19.7% of annual earnings
Highest price with a positive payoff: $33,815 / year
Modeled 10-year payoff: +29% · Positive payoff
Available price data: College-wide context only

PRICE SENSITIVITY

The price can change the verdict.

Hold observed earnings constant and see how the modeled ten-year payoff changes as annual price rises.

← Negative payoff$0Positive payoff →

$0Annual price+$67,630

$10,000Annual price+$47,630

$16,000Current college-wide context+$35,630

$20,000Annual price+$27,630

$30,000Annual price+$7,630

$40,000Annual price−$12,370

$50,000Annual price−$32,370

OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

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

+16%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$47,080 → $54,641

156Earn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

159Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

193Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

163Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

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

3Recent awardsIPEDS 2024–25 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.

242Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment

89Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers

143Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count

176Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count

10.1%Federal-aid non-completion rate2022–23 program cohort · 21 non-completers

199Graduates not recorded as employedHistorical federal cohort, three years after completion

Preliminary federal earnings benchmark$36,067Informational preview, not a final accountability result

Observed year-4 earnings$60,763$24,696 above the preliminary benchmark

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. Completion and employment measures use older cohorts shown above and are not combined into the payoff estimate.

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$15,979

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

02 · BORROWING$12,000

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$60,763

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$127/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

ADDITIONAL WORKFORCE PROGRAM REPORTS

5 related offerings 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.

Certificate of Completion · CIP 47.0603