McDowell Technical Community College
Marion, North Carolina
- Two-year college
- Public
- Rural
- 608 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 24 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
- Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647
Child care and early education
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCertificate · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,866
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,190
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
Computers and IT
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,167
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,763
Cosmetology and barbering
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate · 31 finishedGraduates here earned $19,261 a year after finishingNationally: $23,574
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $23,214
Electrician
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,469
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,611
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,439
- Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $54,761
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,608
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,073
Graphic and applied design
- Design and Applied ArtsCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,047
- Design and Applied ArtsAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,578
HVAC and refrigeration
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Associate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,589
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 18 finishedGraduates here earned $58,304 a year after finishingNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 27 finishedGraduates here earned $66,829 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 22 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
- Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (12)
- Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 5 finishedNationally: $27,737
- Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $29,515
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 7 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 16 finishedNationally: $41,208
- Educational Administration and SupervisionCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $45,148
- Engineering, GeneralAssociate degree · 8 finishedNationally: $47,691
- Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $36,179
- Homeland SecurityCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $51,940
- Homeland SecurityAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $45,677
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 134 finishedNationally: $34,134
- Security Science and TechnologyCertificate · 5 finishedNationally: $45,055
- Security Science and TechnologyAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $39,731
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $5,562per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $16,724sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $2,032Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 0%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 68%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $38,8286 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $36,20710 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- Not reportedfederal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for McDowell Technical Community College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 5, 2026.
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