Chemeketa Community College
Chemeketa Community College offers hands-on training for high-demand careers through various associate degrees and certificates, including a nationally-accredited Nursing program and an Automotive Technology program that meets ASE Standards of Quality. The college emphasizes practical experience through cooperative work experience (internship) opportunities with local employers in fields like automotive technology and criminal justice. Chemeketa also provides a unique, online Speech-Language Pathology Assistant program, the only one of its kind in the western United States.
Programs Analyzed
Avg Grad Earnings
Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score
Tuition (In-State)
All Programs at Chemeketa Community College
8 trade programs at Chemeketa 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 |
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Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Compare nationwide → Compare in OR → |
84 | $79,890/yr | $15,000 |
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Allied Health Professions
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Compare nationwide → Compare in OR → |
74 | $75,797/yr | $10,500 |
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Accounting
Accounting and Related Services Compare nationwide → |
66 | $42,808/yr | — |
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Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice and Corrections Compare nationwide → Compare in OR → |
65 | $33,406/yr | — |
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Vehicle Repair Technology
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies Compare nationwide → Compare in OR → |
60 | $35,827/yr | — |
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Dental Assisting
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Compare nationwide → Compare in OR → |
56 | $33,802/yr | — |
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Special Education
Special Education and Teaching Compare nationwide → |
44 | $32,829/yr | — |
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Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Compare nationwide → Compare in OR → |
43 | $29,163/yr | $12,000 |
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 8 trade and vocational programs at Chemeketa 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.