Black River Technical College
Black River Technical College offers hands-on training for a variety of skilled trades, including automotive service, welding, industrial maintenance, and nursing. The school emphasizes career readiness, utilizing platforms like Handshake to connect students with local and regional employers for job and internship opportunities. Many programs prepare students for industry-recognized certifications.
Programs Analyzed
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Tuition (In-State)
All Programs at Black River Technical College
6 trade programs at Black River Tech, 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 AR → |
82 | $65,660/yr | $12,931 |
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Criminal Justice
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79 | $40,468/yr | — |
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Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Compare nationwide → Compare in AR → |
72 | $30,491/yr | $10,605 |
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Allied Health Professions
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Compare nationwide → Compare in AR → |
62 | $40,193/yr | — |
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Health Sciences
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Compare nationwide → Compare in AR → |
61 | $39,602/yr | $8,911 |
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Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Compare nationwide → Compare in AR → |
47 | $33,747/yr | $8,615 |
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 Black River Technical 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.