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Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services undergraduate certificate or diploma outcomes at Western Dakota Technical College

Name: Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma outcomes at Western Dakota Technical College
Creator: U.S. Department of Education

Rapid City, SD · Public · Federal field 5108

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

The comparison evidence is incomplete.

Open the available cost, debt and cohort measures below before drawing a conclusion.

Debt pressure: Not available
Positive-payoff price ceiling: Not available: earnings are missing
10-year scenario: Not available: earnings are missing
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.

+62%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$22,074 → $35,826

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

18Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

20Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

21Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

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

1Recent 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.

15Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment

Not reportedFederal-aid completers2024–25 program completers

Not reportedPell Grant recipients2024–25 program count

Not reportedFederal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count

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

Observed year-4 earningsNot availableA 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.

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$12,670

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

02 · BORROWING$11,375

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGSNot available

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$121/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$12,670Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$18,845Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context

COMPLETION RATE54.2%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.

$22,074Year 1

Not availableYear 4

$35,826Year 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 earningsNot available

Estimated loan payment$121

21borrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Not available vs. $34,272

The like-for-like difference is unavailable.

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.

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$78,720 median wageSD estimate · 270 jobs · 25-1071+17.9% projected U.S. growth · 24.9k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeHealthcare Support Workers, All Other$44,610 median wageSD estimate · 260 jobs · 31-9099+4.8% projected U.S. growth · 14.1k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentMedical Assistants$41,870 median wageSD estimate · 1,340 jobs · 31-9092+12.9% projected U.S. growth · 109.7k openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardHealth Technologists and Technicians, All Other$52,970 median wageSD estimate · 230 jobs · 29-2099+5.9% projected U.S. growth · 12.4k openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardSurgical Technologists$59,870 median wageSD estimate · 600 jobs · 29-2055+5.0% projected U.S. growth · 7.1k openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardOccupational Therapy Assistants$56,180 median wageSD estimate · 100 jobs · 31-2011+21.5% projected U.S. growth · 8.1k openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreePhysical Therapist Assistants$49,310 median wageSD estimate · 300 jobs · 31-2021+23.0% projected U.S. growth · 18.5k openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreePharmacy Technicians$46,170 median wageSD estimate · 1,230 jobs · 29-2052+6.4% projected U.S. growth · 44.7k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentAmbulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians$29,190 median wageSD estimate · 160 jobs · 53-3011-1.3% projected U.S. growth · 1.4k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentMedical and Clinical Laboratory TechniciansNot available median wageU.S. estimate · Unreported jobs · 29-2012

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