How much do Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians associate's degree graduates from Southeast Technical College earn?

The reported median is $68,081 four years after completion.

How much federal debt do graduates of this program have?

Federal debt is not reported for this cohort.

Is this program above or below similar programs?

Reported year-four earnings are 2% above the national median for the same field and degree level.

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Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians associate's degree at Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, 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.

$1,511 above the national median for the same field and degree level.

Debt as a share of earnings: Not available
Highest price with a positive payoff: $70,405 / year
Modeled 10-year payoff: +85% · Positive payoff
Available price data: College-wide context only

PRICE SENSITIVITY

The price can change the verdict.

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$0Annual price+$140,810

$17,000Current college-wide context+$106,810

$20,000Annual price+$100,810

$40,000Annual price+$60,810

$60,000Annual price+$20,810

$80,000Annual price−$19,190

$100,000Annual price−$59,190

OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

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Not availableEarnings growth, year 1 → 5Not available → Not available

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

Not availableWorking in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

Not availableYear-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

Not availableBorrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

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

Not availableRecent 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.

29Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment

15Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers

Not reportedPell Grant recipients2024–25 program count

20Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count

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

Observed year-4 earnings$68,081$32,014 above the preliminary benchmark

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$17,400

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

02 · BORROWINGNot available

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$68,081

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENTNot available

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.

Associate of Applied Science · CIP 15.1102

Land Surveying Science | AAS | In-person

Reported price: $21,215
Completion: 74.0%
Employed in Q2: 14.0%
Q2 quarterly earnings: $15,872

This program provides in-person instruction only.

Program year 2022. Quarterly earnings are not annual salary. Suppressed values appear as “Not reported.” Source: U.S. Department of Labor TrainingProviderResults.gov. Showing 1 of 1 related records.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$17,400Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$20,272Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context

COMPLETION RATE58.8%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.

Not availableYear 1

$68,081Year 4

Not availableYear 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

Repayment pressure is not available

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$5,673

Estimated loan paymentNot available

Not availableborrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$68,081 vs. $66,570

$1,511 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.

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$78,350 median wageU.S. estimate · 59,930 jobs · 17-3029+2.8% projected U.S. growth · 5,400 openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreeSurveyors$77,190 median wageSD estimate · 180 jobs · 17-1022$68,890–$100,580 middle 50% of SD wages+5.8% projected U.S. growth · 3,100 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeCartographers and Photogrammetrists$72,910 median wageSD estimate · 140 jobs · 17-1021$49,860–$93,430 middle 50% of SD wages+7.4% projected U.S. growth · 900 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeDrafters, All Other$63,520 median wageU.S. estimate · 14,470 jobs · 17-3019-7.3% projected U.S. growth · 1,000 openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreeMechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$53,670 median wageSD estimate · 110 jobs · 17-3027$48,990–$64,900 middle 50% of SD wages+1.3% projected U.S. growth · 3,100 openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreeSurveying and Mapping Technicians$50,050 median wageSD estimate · 110 jobs · 17-3031$47,270–$60,020 middle 50% of SD wages+5.8% projected U.S. growth · 6,900 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentNO MATCHNot available median wageU.S. estimate · Unreported jobs · 99-9999

Possible alternatives

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.

Big Rapids, MI

Ferris State University

$17,067 higher earnings · $8,776 lower annual net price

Earnings: $85,148
Debt: Not available
Annual net price: $8,624

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Brooklyn Park, MN

Hennepin Technical College

$15,067 higher earnings · $7,128 lower annual net price

Earnings: $83,148
Debt: Not available
Annual net price: $10,272

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DATA QUALITY

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Not reported 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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