Career Training Path

Career Training PathIowa › Marshalltown Community College

Marshalltown Community College

Marshalltown, Iowa · Public community college

Welding schoolsLineman schoolsElectrician schoolsLPN / LVN programsAuto mechanic schoolsDental assistant schoolsCulinary & pastry schoolsMedical assistant programsCNC & machining programs
42%completion rate · Iowa avg 64%
$9,500median debt of graduates
$36,574median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$41,010median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
not reportedannual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation | Higher Learning Commission (Accredited)
Address: 3700 S Center St, Marshalltown, IA 50158 · Phone: (641) 752-7106 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
Sanction on record, since lifted — Feb 2024 · Warning · American Dental Association; Feb 2025 · Renewal of Accreditation.
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
Marshalltown Communit… Marshalltown Communit…: 42.3% 42.3% Iowa average Iowa average: 63.6% 63.6% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Welders, cutters, solderers and brazers$45,590$55,090$60,200
Electrical power-line installers and repairers$65,310$100,200$103,490
Electricians$39,770$60,860$79,970
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses$50,550$62,630$70,840
Automotive service technicians and mechanics$36,100$50,510$67,200
Dental assistants$39,360$48,430$57,620
Chefs and head cooks$36,770$47,990$59,380
Medical assistants$36,730$45,480$48,030
Machinists$44,500$57,540$61,530

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in Iowa (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 300–899 hours 41 not reported not reported not reported
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Certificate, 300–899 hours 26 not reported not reported $5,687
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Certificate, 1–2 years 23 not reported not reported $5,687
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Certificate, under 300 hours 22 not reported not reported $5,687
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 1–2 years 21 not reported not reported not reported
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, 1–2 years 17 not reported not reported not reported
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Certificate, 1–2 years 12 $28,647 not reported not reported
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Certificate, 300–899 hours 12 not reported not reported $5,687
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 300–899 hours 11 not reported not reported not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 9 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 1–2 years 7 $28,637 $27,669 not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate degree 5 not reported not reported not reported
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Associate degree 2 not reported not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 1–2 years 2 not reported not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Associate degree 1 not reported not reported not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

Visit the school's website ↗

The Path
Lineworkers earn $95k. Dental hygienists $98k. Barbers $38k.
The federal numbers on every trade, technical and healthcare career, in a free weekly newsletter.
Subscribe →

Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

The Path
Nine months to a paycheck that AI can't take.
A free weekly newsletter for people choosing a hands-on career: trades, technical and healthcare.
Subscribe →