Columbia Gorge Community College
Columbia Gorge Community College offers hands-on training in healthcare, advanced manufacturing, and construction technology, with programs like Registered Nursing and Electro-Mechanical Technology. The college opened a new skills center in 2021 to address local employer needs in manufacturing and construction. They also provide paid internships to help students apply skills directly in carpentry, plumbing, and other trades.
Programs Analyzed
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Tuition (In-State)
All Programs at Columbia Gorge Community College
1 trade program at Columbia Gorge 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.
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Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Compare nationwide → Compare in OR → |
84 | $78,167/yr | $18,115 |
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 1 trade and vocational programs at Columbia Gorge 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.