Bishop State Community College

Mobile, AL · Public · 2,100 students · Visit Website

Bishop State Community College offers hands-on career and technical education programs designed to prepare students for high-demand industries. Many programs emphasize work-based learning through pre-apprenticeships, apprenticeships, and industry certifications. The college also maintains partnerships with local employers to help students find immediate employment after graduation.

Programs Analyzed

6

Avg Grad Earnings

$35,669/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

60/100

Tuition (In-State)

$5,280/yr
Out-of-state: $9,090/yr

All Programs at Bishop State Community College

6 trade programs at Bishop State 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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84 $71,034/yr 78.7x High Very Large
292 openings/yr
Truck Driving & CDL
Ground Transportation
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76 $35,619/yr 69.7x Low Very Large
647 openings/yr
Welding & Metalworking
Precision Metal Working
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56 $30,688/yr 54.9x Low Very Large
164 openings/yr
Medical Assisting
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
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55 $30,528/yr 27.9x Moderate Very Large
252 openings/yr
Health Administration
Health and Medical Administrative Services
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53 $23,386/yr 21.1x High Very Large
729 openings/yr
Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
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38 $22,764/yr 33.6x 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 6 trade and vocational programs at Bishop State 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.