Chattahoochee Valley Community College

Phenix City, AL · Public · 1,044 students · Visit Website

Chattahoochee Valley Community College offers hands-on training for skilled trades in manufacturing, including welding, industrial maintenance, automotive manufacturing, and HVAC. Many of their applied technology programs incorporate paid internships, providing on-the-job experience and connections for employment after graduation. Students can earn industry certifications like OSHA 10 and Lift Truck Certification alongside their degrees or certificates.

Programs Analyzed

3

Avg Grad Earnings

$53,098/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

70/100

Tuition (In-State)

$5,040/yr
Out-of-state: $8,850/yr

All Programs at Chattahoochee Valley Community College

3 trade programs at Chattahoochee Valley 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
Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
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85 $63,335/yr 124.7x Low Very Large
258 openings/yr
Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
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82 $67,491/yr $13,133 70.8x High Very Large
292 openings/yr
Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
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42 $28,470/yr $7,621 34.1x 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 3 trade and vocational programs at Chattahoochee Valley 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.