unitid 154572 · Sioux City, IA · public 2-year · city (small)
Western Iowa Tech Community College
- enrollment 2023
- 7,013
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
2,647
57th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
27%
undergrads on Pell grants
41st pctl among public 2-years
completion
50%
finish within 150% time
79th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$14,894
48th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$8,770
after aid, aided students
59th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$40,473
after entry, Title IV students
64th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$11,000
65th pctl among public 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $7,662 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k31%
- 30-48k20%
- 48-75k22%
- 75-110k17%
- 110k+9%
- Median family income
- $30,445
- First-generation students
- 45%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $5,186
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.7× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 465 | $53,424 | $14,499 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 180 | $48,017 | $7,935 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 90 | — | $11,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 86 | $67,617 | $22,597 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 75 | $40,777 | $14,237 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 73 | $48,346 | $5,500 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR). | 50 | — | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 49 | — | $8,875 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | 40 | $34,615 | $6,165 |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians. | 35 | — | — |
| Precision Metal Working. | 33 | — | $7,910 |
| Fire Protection. | 32 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.