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Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions undergraduate certificate or diploma outcomes at Southern Missouri Technical Institute

West Plains, MO · Public · Federal field 5109

Data scope

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The short version

Reported earnings trail the same-degree benchmark.

$10,960 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Debt pressure
Not available
Positive-payoff price ceiling
Not reached
10-year scenario
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Price evidence
One detailed offering price
OUTCOME SIGNALS

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Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$41,816Not available
Earn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median
Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median
Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential
13Recent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential
01 · PRICE CONTEXT$22,260

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

02 · BORROWINGNot available

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$46,624

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENTNot available

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

REPORTED PROGRAM PRICES

One detailed price within this field

These named six-digit offerings sit inside the broader four-digit federal field shown on this page. Prices include tuition, required fees, books and supplies reported for academic year 2024-25.

Program code 51.0909

Surgical Technology/Technologist

Full program
$15,000
Per year
$11,678
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AVERAGE NET PRICE$22,260Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$28,913Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE82.9%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.

$41,816Year 1
$46,624Year 4
Not availableYear 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 earnings$3,885
Estimated loan paymentNot available
borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$46,624 vs. $57,584

$10,960 below the national median for the same field and credential.

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$130,490 median wageMO estimate · 5,700 jobs · 25-1071+17.9% projected U.S. growth · 24.9k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeHealth Technologists and Technicians, All Other$46,040 median wageMO estimate · 5,900 jobs · 29-2099+5.9% projected U.S. growth · 12.4k openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardCardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$73,680 median wageMO estimate · 850 jobs · 29-2031+3.7% projected U.S. growth · 3.4k openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreeRadiologic Technologists and Technicians$73,080 median wageMO estimate · 5,170 jobs · 29-2034+5.0% projected U.S. growth · 13k openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreePhysician Assistants$135,130 median wageMO estimate · 2,300 jobs · 29-1071+21.1% projected U.S. growth · 11.5k openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degreeMedical Dosimetrists$129,610 median wageMO estimate · 80 jobs · 29-2036+5.0% projected U.S. growth · 0.2k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeNuclear Technicians$104,580 median wageMO estimate · 150 jobs · 19-4051+1.1% projected U.S. growth · 0.9k openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreeDiagnostic Medical Sonographers$100,130 median wageMO estimate · 1,930 jobs · 29-2032+13.9% projected U.S. growth · 6k openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreeRadiation Therapists$99,890 median wageMO estimate · 420 jobs · 29-1124+2.8% projected U.S. growth · 0.7k openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreeNuclear Medicine Technologists$98,010 median wageMO estimate · 360 jobs · 29-2033+4.4% projected U.S. growth · 0.8k openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreeMagnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$83,110 median wageMO estimate · 1,040 jobs · 29-2035+7.7% projected U.S. growth · 2.3k openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreeRespiratory Therapists$78,390 median wageMO estimate · 3,030 jobs · 29-1126+8.5% projected U.S. growth · 8.6k openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degree
Possible alternatives

Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.

Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.

Bridgeton, MO

Saint Louis Community College

$22,662 higher earnings · $13,820 lower annual net price

Earnings
$69,286
Debt
$11,000
Annual net price
$8,440
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Springfield, MO

Ozarks Technical Community College

$5,239 higher earnings · $15,324 lower annual net price

Earnings
$51,863
Debt
$20,991
Annual net price
$6,936
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Poplar Bluff, MO

Three Rivers College

$13,764 lower annual net price

Earnings
$42,930
Debt
$7,837
Annual net price
$8,496
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Arnold, MD

Anne Arundel Community College

$84,981 higher earnings · $7,345 lower annual net price

Earnings
$131,605
Debt
$23,125
Annual net price
$14,915
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