COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers undergraduate certificate or diploma at Mitchell Technical College
Mitchell, 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 notably above similar programs.
$27,878 above the national median for the same field and degree level.
- Debt as a share of earnings
- 6.8% of annual earnings
- Highest price with a positive payoff
- $314,560 / year
- 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$80,956A 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$13,460
Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.
02 · BORROWING$5,500
Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.
03 · EARNINGS$80,956
Observed median earnings four full years after completion.
04 · REPAYMENT$58/mo
Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.
ADDITIONAL WORKFORCE PROGRAM REPORTS
3 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.
Electrical Utilities & Substation Technology | AAS | Campus
- Reported price
- $12,299
- Completion
- 97.0%
- Employed in Q2
- 56.0%
- Q2 quarterly earnings
- $21,862
Power Line Construction & Maintenance | Diploma| Campus
- Reported price
- $14,480
- Completion
- 88.0%
- Employed in Q2
- 29.0%
- Q2 quarterly earnings
- $14,225
Electrical Construction & Maintenance | AAS | Campus
- Reported price
- $21,555
- Completion
- 80.0%
- Employed in Q2
- 6.0%
- Q2 quarterly earnings
- $13,397
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$13,460Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$16,994Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE76.3%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?
0.9% 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$6,746
Estimated loan payment$58
94borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
$80,956 vs. $53,078
$27,878 above 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.Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$97,310 median wageSD estimate · 740 jobs · 49-9051$87,490–$103,280 middle 50% of SD wages+10.3% projected U.S. growth · 10,900 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentFirst-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$80,810 median wageSD estimate · 1,750 jobs · 49-1011$67,290–$98,060 middle 50% of SD wages+4.1% projected U.S. growth · 48,900 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentElectrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$101,830 median wageSD estimate · 40 jobs · 49-2095$98,180–$125,550 middle 50% of SD wages+9.7% projected U.S. growth · 1,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardSignal and Track Switch Repairers$92,460 median wageU.S. estimate · 8,720 jobs · 49-9097+1.8% projected U.S. growth · 800 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentFirst-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$77,690 median wageSD estimate · 2,360 jobs · 47-1011$67,400–$87,790 middle 50% of SD wages+5.0% projected U.S. growth · 67,000 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentElectricians$61,390 median wageSD estimate · 2,980 jobs · 47-2111$49,660–$72,450 middle 50% of SD wages+9.2% projected U.S. growth · 72,700 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentSecurity and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$55,690 median wageSD estimate · 220 jobs · 49-2098$47,900–$60,150 middle 50% of SD wages+6.8% projected U.S. growth · 8,500 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.
Trinidad State College
$20,977 higher earnings · $1,912 less debt · $2,688 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $101,933
- Debt
- $3,588
- Annual net price
- $10,772
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College
$95,971 higher earnings · $3,966 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $176,927
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $9,494
Lansing Community College
$86,136 higher earnings · $8,023 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $167,092
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $5,437
Kennebec Valley Community College
$51,608 higher earnings · $9,550 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $132,564
- Debt
- $5,812
- Annual net price
- $3,910
DATA QUALITY
Check the evidence behind the estimate.
102 observations in the earnings cohort
June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release
Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page
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