Colorado Northwestern Community College
Colorado Northwestern Community College offers career and technical education programs, with specialized majors including Natural Resources & Conservation, Transportation, and Mechanical Technologies. The college provides career services like one-on-one counseling, interest assessments, and an annual career fair to connect students with potential employers. Programs like Aviation Maintenance Technology offer hands-on experience and small class sizes for individualized instruction.
Programs Analyzed
Avg Grad Earnings
Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score
Tuition (In-State)
All Programs at Colorado Northwestern Community College
3 trade programs at Colorado Northwestern 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 CO → |
84 | $70,087/yr | $17,488 |
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Dental Assisting
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Compare nationwide → Compare in CO → |
69 | $62,148/yr | $13,000 |
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Natural Resources
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Compare nationwide → |
64 | $38,698/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.
More Trade Schools in Colorado
Top-scored trade schools elsewhere in Colorado, ranked by average TradeSchoolOutlook Score across their programs.
Apprenticeship Pathways in Colorado
Earn-while-you-learn alternatives in Colorado. Registered apprenticeships skip tuition and pay you during training, though training periods are typically longer.
Trade Schools Near Rangely
Other cities in Colorado with multiple trade schools, sorted by distance from Rangely.
About This Data
TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 3 trade and vocational programs at Colorado Northwestern 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.