American Institute-Clifton

CLIFTON, NJ · Private for-profit · 735 students · Visit Website

American Institute-Clifton specializes in allied health and skilled trades, offering programs like Medical Assisting, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, and Electrical Trades Technology. The school focuses on practical training, with some programs incorporating hybrid online and on-campus lab work using actual equipment. American Institute-Clifton also reports placement rates for its programs, with Dental Assisting at 91% and Medical Assisting at 71%.

Programs Analyzed

5

Avg Grad Earnings

$28,409/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

48/100

All Programs at American Institute-Clifton

5 trade programs at American Institute, 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
Allied Health Professions
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
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59 $51,318/yr $25,000 Moderate Very Large
124 openings/yr
Business Operations Support
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
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52 $22,347/yr $7,600 Very High Very Large
1,381 openings/yr
Medical Assisting
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
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50 $24,139/yr $12,149 Moderate Very Large
252 openings/yr
Dental Assisting
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
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43 $25,355/yr $11,391 Moderate Large
99 openings/yr
Massage Therapy
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services
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38 $18,889/yr $7,917 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 American Institute-Clifton 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.