Carthage R9 School District-Carthage Technical Center

Carthage, MO · Public · 17 students · Visit Website

Carthage Technical Center provides hands-on career training with a focus on practical skills for direct entry into the workforce. The school offers programs like Practical Nursing, which includes clinical experience, and various industrial trades such as machining, robotics, and manufacturing with project-based learning. Many programs lead to industry-recognized credentials and certifications, preparing students for specific roles in high-demand fields.

Programs Analyzed

1

Avg Grad Earnings

$47,524/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

67/100

All Programs at Carthage R9 School District-Carthage Technical Center

1 trade program at Carthage R9 School District-Carthage Tech Center, 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
Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
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67 $47,524/yr $14,638 Low Very Large
258 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 1 trade and vocational programs at Carthage R9 School District-Carthage Technical Center 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.