Bay de Noc Community College

Escanaba, MI · Public · 1,100 students · Visit Website

Bay de Noc Community College offers hands-on training for healthcare careers like Registered Nursing, utilizing simulation centers with human patient simulators for realistic experience. The college also provides occupational and technology certificate programs in areas such as HVAC/R, plumbing, and electrical work, with some programs including tools and vouchers for certification exams. Bay College maintains strong connections with local businesses, offering career services and job placement assistance through platforms like College Central Network.

Programs Analyzed

2

Avg Grad Earnings

$39,075/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

56/100

Tuition (In-State)

$5,910/yr
Out-of-state: $11,280/yr

All Programs at Bay de Noc Community College

2 trade programs at Bay de Noc 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 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
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78 $57,430/yr $14,490 59.3x High Very Large
292 openings/yr
Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
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35 $20,720/yr $12,000 35.3x Low Medium
13 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 2 trade and vocational programs at Bay de Noc 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.

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