Trade School Scoreboard

Midwest Institute

Private for-profit in Earth City, MO. 5 certificate or associate programs in trades and allied health appear in the federal data, covering veterinary tech, dental assisting, medical assistant, imaging & surgical tech and more.

Programs and outcomes

ProgramCredentialCompleters/yr1-yr earningsMedian debtMonthly payment*
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree9$50,466––
Veterinary/Animal Health TechnologyAssociate degree–$32,835––
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate23$30,120––
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificate14$28,908––
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate20$28,454$9,500$108

*Scorecard's estimated monthly payment on the median debt over 10 years. “Not reported” means the Department suppressed or did not publish the figure.

How it compares

  • Veterinary/Animal Health Technology (associate degree): graduates earned $32,835 one year out, 15% below the national median for veterinary tech associate degree programs ($38,472).
  • Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (certificate): graduates earned $30,120 one year out, about the same as the national median for dental assisting certificate programs ($31,039).
  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (certificate): graduates earned $28,454 one year out, 13% below the national median for medical assistant certificate programs ($32,792).
  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (associate degree): graduates earned $50,466 one year out, 17% below the national median for imaging & surgical tech associate degree programs ($60,642).

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study and Institution files (release dated 10/15/2026). Earnings are median annual earnings of completers working and not enrolled one year after finishing; debt is median federal loan debt of borrowers; both describe past cohorts and small programs are suppressed by the Department. School facts come from the Scorecard Institution file. See our methodology.