Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians at Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD · Associate's Degree · about 50 graduates a year

$46,262
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$60,041
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$58,424
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#84 of 176
Rank by pay
#58 of 176
Rank, wage-adjusted
$12,000
Median federal debt

Southeast Technical College graduates in vehicle maintenance and repair technologies/technicians earn 3% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 20% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Southeast Technical College Compares for Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

All 176 colleges reporting vehicle maintenance and repair technologies/technicians earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis, MN$101,982$97,415#1$59,441
2Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, TX$90,737$92,253#2$50,531
3SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill Cobleskill, NY$83,905$79,860#8—
4Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL$83,749$89,140#3$76,663
5Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide Daytona Beach, FL$83,749$89,140#4$76,663
6Rock Valley College Rockford, IL$83,428$81,967#6—
7Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology Broomfield, CO$83,282$77,885#11$55,219
8Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology Flushing, NY$82,928$78,930#9$40,857
9Alexandria Technical & Community College Alexandria, MN$80,688$77,074#14$65,311
10Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics West Mifflin, PA$79,146$80,492#7$52,407
…
81NASCAR Technical Institute Mooresville, NC$60,060$64,453#59$39,458
82Universal Technical Institute-Southern California Long Beach, CA$60,060$54,651#124$39,458
83Universal Technical Institute-South Florida Miramar Miramar, FL$60,060$63,926#64$39,458
84Southeast Technical College Sioux Falls, SD$60,041$64,628#58$46,262
85Lincoln College of Technology-Denver Denver, CO$60,037$56,146#111$42,896
86Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN$60,037$64,409#60$42,896
87Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville Nashville, TN$60,037$65,584#48$42,896

Other Majors at Southeast Technical College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$69,169$62,601#890 of 962
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$68,264$73,361#206 of 560
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians$68,081——
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians$67,993—#6 of 11
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians$66,425—#47 of 60
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)$63,423—#11 of 39
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers$62,730—#30 of 52
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$59,057$42,439#44 of 117
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications$54,950$46,959#54 of 87
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$53,783—#36 of 39
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians$53,777—#5 of 7
Criminal Justice and Corrections$53,522$49,560#106 of 426
Accounting and Related Services$51,789$44,850#75 of 225
Marketing$51,327$39,617#11 of 30
Business/Commerce$49,039$37,383#114 of 205
Computer Programming$48,859$53,874#39 of 54
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$46,674—#1 of 6
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services$45,576—#9 of 13
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$45,010—#37 of 50
Graphic Communications$38,597—#11 of 22
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$35,276—#47 of 93

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Southeast Technical College vehicle maintenance and repair technologies/technicians graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $46,262 one year after graduating and $60,041 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Southeast Technical College rank for vehicle maintenance and repair technologies/technicians?

Among 176 colleges reporting earnings for vehicle maintenance and repair technologies/technicians graduates, Southeast Technical College ranks #84 by median pay four years after graduation, and #58 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is vehicle maintenance and repair technologies/technicians at Southeast Technical College worth it?

Its graduates earn 3% more than the national median for vehicle maintenance and repair technologies/technicians ($58,424), and the median federal debt at graduation is $12,000.

← All data for Southeast Technical College · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.