City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College
Kennedy-King College, through its Dawson Technical Institute (DTI), specializes in construction technology careers, offering training in trades like electrical line work, plumbing, welding, carpentry, and masonry. DTI focuses on providing intensive, industry-validated instruction designed to prepare students for unionized apprenticeships and other trade and utility worker opportunities. The college also houses the Washburne Culinary & Hospitality Institute, providing hands-on training in culinary arts, hospitality management, and baking.
Programs Analyzed
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All Programs at City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College
6 trade programs at City Colleges of Chicago, 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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Electrical Installation
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87 | $142,516/yr | — |
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Plumbing
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82 | $82,055/yr | — |
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Culinary Arts
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55 | $19,447/yr | — |
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Liberal Arts & Humanities
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48 | $27,284/yr | — |
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Carpentry
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47 | $17,697/yr | — |
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Biological & Physical Sciences
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37 | $21,207/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 City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King 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.