South Central College
North Mankato, Minnesota
- Two-year college
- Public
- Suburb
- 1,946 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.
Agriculture and horticulture
- Agriculture, GeneralAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,346
- Agricultural Business and ManagementCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,907
- Agricultural Business and ManagementAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,343
- Agricultural MechanizationCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $54,245
- Agricultural MechanizationAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,110
- Agricultural Production OperationsCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,679
- Agricultural Production OperationsAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,686
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
- Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647
Carpentry and construction
- CarpentersCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,931
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,746
Child care and early education
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,866
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,190
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 23 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $29,763
Clinical lab technician
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 3 finishedGraduates here earned $37,869 a year after finishingNationally: $34,692
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,694
Computers and IT
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,167
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,763
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,694
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,930
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate degree · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,926
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,595
Culinary arts
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,674
Dental assisting and hygiene
- Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,575
- Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 23 finishedGraduates here earned $42,865 a year after finishingNationally: $62,279
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 · 9 finishedGraduates here earned $72,067 a year after finishingNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 18 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,608
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 39 finishedGraduates here earned $64,625 a year after finishingNationally: $63,073
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,893
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,077
Graphic and applied design
- Design and Applied ArtsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,047
- Design and Applied ArtsAssociate degree · 0 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 · 11 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 assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,233
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369
Paralegal
- Legal Support ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,000
- Legal Support ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,377
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 18 finishedGraduates here earned $44,179 a year after finishingNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 52 finishedGraduates here earned $70,513 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 66 finishedGraduates here earned $47,537 a year after finishingNationally: $42,421
- Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (24)
- Architectural Sciences and TechnologyCertificate · 0 finished
- Architectural Sciences and TechnologyAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $47,589
- Biology, GeneralAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $33,380
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 13 finishedNationally: $41,208
- Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate degree · 23 finishedNationally: $40,381
- Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 14 finishedNationally: $54,362
- Energy Systems Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $55,703
- Engineering, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $47,691
- Film/Video and Photographic ArtsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $29,024
- Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $24,176
- Geography and CartographyCertificate · 6 finishedNationally: $46,721
- Graphic CommunicationsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $24,502
- Graphic CommunicationsAssociate degree · 12 finishedGraduates here earned $33,606 a year afterNationally: $27,878
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $38,650
- HistoryAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $31,926
- Hospitality Administration/ManagementAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $37,255
- Human Services, GeneralCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $34,193
- Human Services, GeneralAssociate degree · 10 finishedNationally: $32,008
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $35,042
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 132 finishedGraduates here earned $36,988 a year afterNationally: $34,134
- MarketingCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $43,966
- MarketingAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $38,094
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $41,294
- Social WorkAssociate degree · 19 finishedNationally: $34,827
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $12,198per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $19,596sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $6,434Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 17%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 42%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $45,0176 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $49,27110 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $12,695federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 40%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 23%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
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Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for South Central 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 6, 2026.
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