College of Eastern Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID · Public · 1,396 students · Visit Website

The College of Eastern Idaho (CEI) offers hands-on training for skilled careers through its Workforce Training and Continuing Education division, including competitive apprenticeship programs in electrical, HVAC, and plumbing trades. Students in these programs learn from industry experts in classrooms and gain practical experience under licensed journeymen. CEI also provides various online career training programs in fields like healthcare, IT, and business, with instructors actively involved in the online learning experience.

Programs Analyzed

4

Avg Grad Earnings

$51,988/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

72/100

Tuition (In-State)

$3,390/yr
Out-of-state: $6,750/yr

All Programs at College of Eastern Idaho

4 trade programs at College of Eastern Idaho, 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
Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
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85 $57,062/yr $20,197 109.8x High Very Large
292 openings/yr
Allied Health Professions
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
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80 $86,597/yr 254.4x Moderate Very Large
124 openings/yr
Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
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77 $34,787/yr $11,000 149.4x Low Very Large
258 openings/yr
Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
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46 $29,507/yr $8,500 42.5x 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 4 trade and vocational programs at College of Eastern Idaho 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.