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15 schools in Iowa offer machining & CNC-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data. Prefer to earn while you learn? 21 registered apprenticeship programs in Iowa train machining & CNC apprentices — see apprenticeships. Federal program data groups machining & cnc with welding — schools below may offer any of these.
Occupation pay is what working machining & CNC professionals in Iowa earn (all experience levels) — school "earnings" figures above are medians for each school's recent federally-aided students across all its programs, which read lower.
| School | City | Type | Net price / yr | Completion | Earnings (10 yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshalltown Community College | Marshalltown | public | $8,059 | 33.1% | $41,010 |
| Western Iowa Tech Community College | Sioux City | public | $8,770 | 51.3% | $40,473 |
| Iowa Central Community College | Fort Dodge | public | $9,328 | 35.8% | $42,046 |
| Hawkeye Community College | Waterloo | public | $9,649 | 32.3% | $42,849 |
| North Iowa Area Community College | Mason City | public | $10,010 | 41.2% | $43,462 |
| Kirkwood Community College | Cedar Rapids | public | $9,705 | 32.1% | $41,016 |
| Southwestern Community College | Creston | public | $9,871 | 46.2% | $40,129 |
| Indian Hills Community College | Ottumwa | public | $10,693 | 42.8% | $40,507 |
| Des Moines Area Community College | Ankeny | public | $11,171 | 28% | $41,018 |
| Northeast Iowa Community College | Calmar | public | $11,272 | 41.7% | $41,306 |
| Northwest Iowa Community College | Sheldon | public | $14,800 | 61.1% | $50,776 |
| Iowa Lakes Community College | Estherville | public | $13,933 | 48.4% | $43,108 |
| Southeastern Community College | West Burlington | public | $12,347 | 38.2% | $36,882 |
| Iowa Western Community College | Council Bluffs | public | $14,629 | 30.8% | $42,793 |
| Eastern Iowa Community College District | Davenport | public | $14,017 | 35.6% | $39,060 |
Ranking = median earnings 10 years after entry per $1,000 of average yearly net price (methodology). Figures are institution-wide federal medians for each school as a whole — not machining & CNC graduates specifically. Schools without both figures sort last — "not reported" means the federal dataset lacks the value, not that the school is bad.
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