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Best Trade Programs in Pennsylvania (2026)

Top 100 of 525 programs in Pennsylvania · Updated 2026

The best trade school programs in Pennsylvania, ranked by overall value. We scored 525 programs across Pennsylvania trade schools on earnings, AI resilience, job demand, and tuition ROI. The top programs average $56,606/yr in graduate earnings.

Programs in PA

525

Avg Earnings (Top 100)

$56,606/yr

Avg TSW Score

73/100

#1 Program

Ground Transportation

Community College of Allegheny County

Top Trade Programs in Pennsylvania

Top 100 programs by TSW Score. Click any row for full analysis.

#	Program	TSW Score	Earnings	AI-Proof	ROI
1	Ground Transportation Community College of Allegheny County · Pittsburgh, PA	90 89–90	$59,330/yr	AI-Proof	121.5x
2	Criminal Justice Montgomery County Community College · Blue Bell, PA	89 85–91	$69,937/yr	Resilient	126.7x
3	Electrical Installation Community College of Allegheny County · Pittsburgh, PA	87 84–88	$151,803/yr	AI-Proof	312.5x
4	Criminal Justice Delaware County Community College · Media, PA	84 81–86	$57,464/yr	Resilient	89.2x
5	Electrical Installation Pennsylvania Highlands Community College · Johnstown, PA	79 77–79	$95,230/yr	AI-Proof	67.1x
6	Nursing Bucks County Community College · Newtown, PA	84 78–85	$73,282/yr	Moderate	81.5x
7	Practical Nursing Bucks County Community College · Newtown, PA	82 81–83	$54,103/yr	AI-Proof	110.0x
8	Nursing Delaware County Community College · Media, PA	81 75–82	$72,491/yr	Moderate	63.0x
9	Nursing Harrisburg Area Community College · Harrisburg, PA	79 74–79	$73,041/yr	Moderate	52.6x
10	Nursing Lehigh Carbon Community College · Schnecksville, PA	84 79–85	$78,322/yr	Moderate	73.9x
11	Nursing Luzerne County Community College · Nanticoke, PA	82 76–82	$76,711/yr	Moderate	54.7x
12	Nursing Montgomery County Community College · Blue Bell, PA	82 77–83	$78,511/yr	Moderate	67.4x
13	Nursing Northampton County Area Community College · Bethlehem, PA	83 78–83	$73,236/yr	Moderate	69.7x
14	Practical Nursing Reading Area Community College · Reading, PA	80 79–81	$53,953/yr	AI-Proof	85.0x
15	Nursing Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences · Reading, PA	82 76–82	$71,638/yr	Moderate	67.6x
16	Ground Transportation Fortis Institute-Scranton · Scranton, PA	73 73–73	$46,797/yr	AI-Proof	32.0x
17	Ground Transportation Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute · Wyomissing, PA	72 71–73	$46,909/yr	AI-Proof	—
18	Ground Transportation Miller-Motte College-McCann-Allentown · Allentown, PA	72 71–73	$46,909/yr	AI-Proof	—
19	Ground Transportation All-State Career School · Essington, PA	71 69–71	$43,092/yr	AI-Proof	—
20	Nursing Community College of Allegheny County · Pittsburgh, PA	82 75–82	$62,668/yr	Moderate	74.9x
21	Nursing Butler County Community College · Butler, PA	79 74–80	$63,946/yr	Moderate	56.0x
22	Practical Nursing Lehigh Carbon Community College · Schnecksville, PA	79 78–80	$47,793/yr	AI-Proof	90.6x
23	Practical Nursing Northampton County Area Community College · Bethlehem, PA	80 78–80	$49,105/yr	AI-Proof	91.5x
24	Nursing Community College of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA	85 76–85	$63,953/yr	Moderate	95.2x
25	Ground Transportation Rosedale Technical College · Pittsburgh, PA	71 69–72	$43,415/yr	AI-Proof	30.6x
26	Nursing Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing · Pittsburgh, PA	77 72–77	$60,521/yr	Moderate	50.6x
27	Ground Transportation All-State Career School-Pittsburgh · West Mifflin, PA	71 69–71	$43,160/yr	AI-Proof	—
28	Nursing UPMC Jameson School of Nursing · New Castle, PA	76 69–76	$60,007/yr	Moderate	46.0x
29	Criminal Justice Lackawanna College · Scranton, PA	74 67–76	$49,642/yr	Resilient	41.3x
30	Business Lehigh Carbon Community College · Schnecksville, PA	77 73–79	$47,276/yr	Moderate	40.8x
31	Criminal Justice Montgomery County Community College · Blue Bell, PA	73 70–75	$47,990/yr	Resilient	41.9x
32	Ground Transportation New Castle School of Trades · New Castle, PA	70 69–71	$41,747/yr	AI-Proof	—
33	Nursing UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing · Pittsburgh, PA	75 70–76	$63,308/yr	Moderate	43.5x
34	Ground Transportation Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center · Johnstown, PA	70 69–71	$41,978/yr	AI-Proof	—
35	Nursing UPMC Mercy School of Nursing · Pittsburgh, PA	76 71–77	$64,745/yr	Moderate	45.6x
36	Nursing Community College of Beaver County · Monaca, PA	75 71–76	$63,237/yr	Moderate	42.7x
37	Nursing UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing · Pittsburgh, PA	75 70–75	$62,563/yr	Moderate	42.5x
38	Construction Management Technology Orleans Technical College · Philadelphia, PA	67 65–68	$39,735/yr	AI-Proof	—
39	Practical Nursing Pennsylvania Institute of Technology · Media, PA	70 70–71	$52,794/yr	AI-Proof	38.5x
40	International Business University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus · Pittsburgh, PA	76 68–79	$63,350/yr	Exposed	42.7x
41	Business Administration Reading Area Community College · Reading, PA	75 70–77	$44,544/yr	Moderate	39.6x
42	Practical Nursing Delaware County Technical School-Practical Nursing Program · Broomall, PA	71 68–71	$65,986/yr	AI-Proof	—
43	Nursing Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing · Philadelphia, PA	74 68–74	$81,336/yr	Moderate	—
44	Management Sciences University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus · Pittsburgh, PA	76 70–77	$69,339/yr	Exposed	31.2x
45	Nursing St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing · Bethlehem, PA	74 68–74	$79,203/yr	Moderate	—
46	IT Management Temple University · Philadelphia, PA	75 68–77	$81,170/yr	Exposed	35.8x
47	Practical Nursing Eastern Center for Arts and Technology · Willow Grove, PA	69 67–70	$56,261/yr	AI-Proof	—
48	Practical Nursing Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown · Allentown, PA	68 66–69	$52,233/yr	AI-Proof	—
49	Culinary Arts Montgomery County Community College · Blue Bell, PA	68 67–69	$28,885/yr	AI-Proof	45.1x
50	Vehicle Repair Technology Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics · West Mifflin, PA	65 63–66	$53,992/yr	AI-Proof	37.3x
51	Nursing Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing · Pottsville, PA	73 67–74	$74,192/yr	Moderate	—
52	Practical Nursing Greene County Career and Technology Center · Waynesburg, PA	68 66–69	$52,150/yr	AI-Proof	—
53	Ground Transportation Pennsylvania College of Technology · Williamsport, PA	67 65–67	$45,504/yr	AI-Proof	11.7x
54	Practical Nursing Lebanon County Area Vocational Technical School · Lebanon, PA	69 66–69	$54,915/yr	AI-Proof	—
55	Practical Nursing Indiana County Technology Center · Indiana, PA	68 66–69	$51,048/yr	AI-Proof	—
56	Practical Nursing PITC Institute · Wyncote, PA	69 66–69	$54,959/yr	AI-Proof	—
57	Nursing Citizens School of Nursing · Tarentum, PA	72 65–72	$62,173/yr	Moderate	—
58	Nursing DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center · Johnstown, PA	72 66–73	$65,041/yr	Moderate	—
59	Health Administration Montgomery County Community College · Blue Bell, PA	74 69–76	$38,240/yr	Moderate	61.4x
60	Business Montgomery County Community College · Blue Bell, PA	72 63–74	$36,274/yr	Moderate	44.7x
61	Nursing University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA	72 67–73	$160,797/yr	Moderate	23.7x
62	Business Community College of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA	73 65–75	$35,122/yr	Moderate	50.6x
63	Human Resources University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus · Pittsburgh, PA	73 64–76	$64,711/yr	Moderate	46.1x
64	Nursing University of Pittsburgh-Titusville · Titusville, PA	72 67–73	$64,389/yr	Moderate	31.2x
65	Practical Nursing Pittsburgh Technical College · Oakdale, PA	67 67–68	$52,039/yr	AI-Proof	26.5x
66	Nursing Sharon Regional School of Nursing · Sharon, PA	72 66–73	$64,196/yr	Moderate	—
67	Nursing Washington Health System School of Nursing · Washington, PA	72 66–73	$66,293/yr	Moderate	—
68	Practical Nursing Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County · Scranton, PA	67 65–68	$47,934/yr	AI-Proof	—
69	Practical Nursing Franklin County Career and Technology Center · Chambersburg, PA	67 65–68	$48,947/yr	AI-Proof	—
70	Vehicle Repair Technology Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA	64 63–65	$50,618/yr	AI-Proof	35.9x
71	Practical Nursing Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center · Altoona, PA	67 65–68	$47,891/yr	AI-Proof	—
72	Practical Nursing Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA	68 65–68	$49,653/yr	AI-Proof	—
73	Practical Nursing York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing Education · York, PA	67 65–68	$47,870/yr	AI-Proof	—
74	Practical Nursing Lancaster County Career and Technology Center · Willow Street, PA	68 65–68	$49,922/yr	AI-Proof	—
75	Practical Nursing Somerset County Technology Center · Somerset, PA	67 65–68	$48,397/yr	AI-Proof	—
76	Business Administration Community College of Allegheny County · Pittsburgh, PA	72 64–74	$34,330/yr	Moderate	46.9x
77	Business Administration Bucks County Community College · Newtown, PA	71 62–74	$32,358/yr	Moderate	63.2x
78	Health Administration Lehigh Carbon Community College · Schnecksville, PA	71 62–74	$36,704/yr	Moderate	52.5x
79	Practical Nursing Penn Commercial Business/Technical School · Washington, PA	67 66–67	$44,941/yr	AI-Proof	31.9x
80	Criminal Justice Community College of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA	69 63–70	$34,224/yr	Resilient	48.4x
81	Nursing University of Pittsburgh-Bradford · Bradford, PA	71 65–71	$64,389/yr	Moderate	25.3x
82	Electrical Installation Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology · Lancaster, PA	66 63–67	$39,286/yr	AI-Proof	51.2x
83	Precision Metalworking Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology · Lancaster, PA	59 58–60	$52,298/yr	AI-Proof	33.4x
84	Construction Management Technology Pennsylvania College of Technology · Williamsport, PA	64 63–64	$44,225/yr	AI-Proof	11.3x
85	Nursing Pennsylvania College of Technology · Williamsport, PA	71 66–72	$75,938/yr	Moderate	21.7x
86	Practical Nursing Western Area Career & Technology Center · Canonsburg, PA	66 64–67	$44,872/yr	AI-Proof	—
87	Practical Nursing Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center · Johnstown, PA	67 64–67	$46,837/yr	AI-Proof	—
88	Practical Nursing West Virginia Junior College-United Career Institute · Irwin, PA	67 67–68	$46,248/yr	AI-Proof	31.5x
89	Criminal Justice Community College of Allegheny County · Pittsburgh, PA	68 61–70	$32,921/yr	Resilient	48.8x
90	Allied Health Professions Bucks County Community College · Newtown, PA	69 67–70	$63,565/yr	Resilient	62.3x
91	Allied Health Professions Delaware County Community College · Media, PA	68 64–68	$65,167/yr	Resilient	54.4x
92	Business Administration Harrisburg Area Community College · Harrisburg, PA	71 63–73	$37,584/yr	Moderate	35.8x
93	Construction Management Technology New Castle School of Trades · New Castle, PA	62 60–63	$31,601/yr	AI-Proof	—
94	Clinical Laboratory Science Community College of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA	72 69–72	$74,011/yr	Resilient	63.2x
95	Construction Management Technology Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology · Lancaster, PA	63 62–63	$36,873/yr	AI-Proof	19.4x
96	Practical Nursing Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing · Wilkes Barre, PA	66 63–66	$44,551/yr	AI-Proof	—
97	Practical Nursing Mercer County Career Center · Mercer, PA	66 63–66	$44,460/yr	AI-Proof	—
98	Practical Nursing Chester County Intermediate Unit · Downingtown, PA	66 63–67	$44,616/yr	AI-Proof	—
99	Practical Nursing Lenape Technical School Practical Nursing Program · Ford City, PA	65 63–66	$43,502/yr	AI-Proof	—
100	Practical Nursing Crawford County Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing Program · Meadville, PA	65 63–66	$43,180/yr	AI-Proof	—

Methodology

This ranking includes the top 100 trade programs at Pennsylvania schools, drawn from 525 total programs with earnings data. Programs are ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100), which combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and tuition ROI.

Only in-state tuition is used for ROI calculations. Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best trade program in Pennsylvania?

By TradeSchoolOutlook Score, Ground Transportation at Community College of Allegheny County ranks #1 in Pennsylvania with a score of 90/100 and graduate earnings of $59,330/yr.

How many trade programs are in Pennsylvania?

Our database includes 525 trade programs across Pennsylvania schools with reported earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.