Coalinga College
Coalinga College offers hands-on training in high-demand fields like Registered Nursing, Psychiatric Technician, and Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), with programs as short as nine weeks for CNA certification. The college also provides skilled trades programs such as HVAC, Heavy Equipment Operation, Industrial Maintenance Technology, Truck Driving, and Welding Technology, emphasizing practical skills for immediate employment in California's agricultural and industrial sectors. Many health career programs have strong connections to local facilities, including clinical partnerships with Coalinga State Hospital for Psychiatric Technician students.
Programs Analyzed
Avg Grad Earnings
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Tuition (In-State)
All Programs at Coalinga College
8 trade programs at Coalinga College, 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 CA → |
91 | $99,984/yr | — |
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Mental Health Services
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Compare nationwide → Compare in CA → |
85 | $72,116/yr | — |
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Business Administration
Business Administration, Management and Operations Compare nationwide → Compare in CA → |
79 | $31,708/yr | — |
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Criminal Justice
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75 | $30,315/yr | — |
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Public Health
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69 | $29,951/yr | — |
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Human Development & Family Studies
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Compare nationwide → Compare in CA → |
68 | $18,810/yr | — |
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Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Compare nationwide → Compare in CA → |
55 | $23,409/yr | — |
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Psychology
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47 | $16,139/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 8 trade and vocational programs at Coalinga 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.