Clayton State University
Clayton State University offers career training through its Continuing and Professional Education (CaPE) program, with open-enrollment courses designed to provide in-demand skills. Programs cover trades like welding, plumbing, and electrical work, alongside healthcare, IT, and business fields. The university emphasizes hands-on learning, particularly in STEM fields with a new AI lab and paid micro-internship opportunities in tech. Their Office of Career and Professional Development also connects students with employers for internships and job opportunities through career fairs and online listings.
Programs Analyzed
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Tuition (In-State)
All Programs at Clayton State University
3 trade programs at Clayton State University, 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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Information Science
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65 | $43,702/yr | $30,500 |
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Legal Support Services
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57 | $34,447/yr | $19,000 |
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Liberal Arts & Humanities
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30 | $17,188/yr | $20,500 |
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 Clayton State University 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.