Blackhawk Technical College
Blackhawk Technical College offers hands-on training across various fields, including nursing, criminal justice, and precision metalworking. The college provides apprenticeship programs that combine classroom learning with on-the-job training, allowing students to earn a paycheck while gaining skills. Blackhawk also emphasizes career support, with resources like a Career Closet for professional attire and workshops to prepare for job applications and interviews.
Programs Analyzed
Avg Grad Earnings
Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score
Tuition (In-State)
All Programs at Blackhawk Technical College
6 trade programs at Blackhawk 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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Criminal Justice
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91 | $68,669/yr | — |
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Nursing
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85 | $69,492/yr | $11,041 |
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Medical Assisting
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72 | $37,193/yr | — |
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Welding & Metalworking
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70 | $44,698/yr | — |
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Practical Nursing
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63 | $21,748/yr | $3,500 |
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Dental Assisting
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56 | $27,831/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 Blackhawk 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.