Carrington College-Mesa
Carrington College-Mesa focuses on healthcare and offers hands-on training in programs like Registered Nursing, Dental Hygiene, and Medical Assisting. The campus provides a simulation theater with high-tech patient simulators and a modern dental hygiene clinic open to the public for practical experience. Additionally, the school offers career services to assist with job search strategies, resume writing, interview preparation, and externship placement with local employers.
Programs Analyzed
Avg Grad Earnings
Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score
All Programs at Carrington College-Mesa
7 trade programs at Carrington College, 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 AZ → |
74 | $76,515/yr | $32,311 |
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Medical Assisting
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Compare nationwide → Compare in AZ → |
66 | $53,596/yr | $28,291 |
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Criminal Justice
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61 | $30,388/yr | $8,225 |
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Dental Assisting
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Compare nationwide → Compare in AZ → |
60 | $64,434/yr | $27,688 |
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Health Administration
Health and Medical Administrative Services Compare nationwide → Compare in AZ → |
60 | $29,076/yr | $9,431 |
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Health Aides & Attendants
Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies Compare nationwide → Compare in AZ → |
52 | $26,105/yr | $7,222 |
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Veterinary Technology
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians Compare nationwide → Compare in AZ → |
42 | $25,735/yr | $7,186 |
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 7 trade and vocational programs at Carrington College-Mesa 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.