Baton Rouge Community College
Baton Rouge Community College (BRCC) offers hands-on training in various technical fields, including an accredited Construction Management program and Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies, which includes automotive, diesel, and auto body repair. Their Nursing and Allied Health division provides programs like Registered Nursing (ASN) and Practical Nursing (PN), utilizing a new facility with simulation equipment for realistic learning experiences. Additionally, BRCC partners with ExxonMobil for the North Baton Rouge Industrial Training Initiative (NBRITI), offering tuition-free, fast-tracked training in skilled crafts such as electrical, instrumentation, millwright, pipefitting, process technology, and welding, with a focus on job placement.
Programs Analyzed
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All Programs at Baton Rouge Community College
13 trade programs at Baton Rouge CC, 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 |
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Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Compare nationwide → Compare in LA → |
86 | $74,249/yr | $16,712 |
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Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Compare nationwide → Compare in LA → |
78 | $40,776/yr | — |
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Industrial Production Technology
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Compare nationwide → Compare in LA → |
77 | $103,572/yr | $10,250 |
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Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice and Corrections Compare nationwide → Compare in LA → |
71 | $36,066/yr | $19,500 |
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Business
Business/Commerce, General Compare nationwide → Compare in LA → |
71 | $32,498/yr | $14,750 |
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Allied Health Professions
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Compare nationwide → Compare in LA → |
69 | $50,625/yr | $11,233 |
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Vehicle Repair Technology
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies Compare nationwide → Compare in LA → |
64 | $40,880/yr | — |
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Medical Assisting
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Compare nationwide → Compare in LA → |
63 | $28,935/yr | $7,661 |
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Construction Management
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60 | $40,032/yr | $10,500 |
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Welding & Metalworking
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54 | $24,025/yr | $13,000 |
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Veterinary Technology
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians Compare nationwide → |
51 | $33,705/yr | — |
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Legal Support Services
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45 | $30,115/yr | — |
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Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Compare nationwide → Compare in LA → |
45 | $28,650/yr | $12,500 |
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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Trade Schools Near Baton Rouge
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About This Data
TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 13 trade and vocational programs at Baton Rouge Community 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.