Alaska Career College

Anchorage, AK · Private for-profit · 255 students · Visit Website

Alaska Career College focuses on career-specific training in fields like medical assisting, massage therapy, business, and accounting. The college emphasizes hands-on learning, with instructors who have real-world experience. A dedicated career services department assists students and graduates with job searching and interview preparation, and employers sometimes recruit on campus.

Programs Analyzed

5

Avg Grad Earnings

$37,258/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

59/100

All Programs at Alaska Career College

5 trade programs at Alaska Career College, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Accounting
Accounting and Related Services
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65 $42,749/yr $17,318 Very High Very Large
451 openings/yr
Health Administration
Health and Medical Administrative Services
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65 $36,311/yr $4,808 High Very Large
729 openings/yr
Human Resources
Human Resources Management and Services
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59 $36,546/yr $17,357 High Very Large
253 openings/yr
Medical Assisting
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
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59 $35,629/yr $7,984 Moderate Very Large
252 openings/yr
Massage Therapy
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services
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49 $35,057/yr $9,493 Moderate Large
52 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 5 trade and vocational programs at Alaska Career College using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.