Compass Career College
Compass Career College provides vocational training in fields such as Practical Nursing, Allied Health, Welding, and Cosmetology. The school emphasizes hands-on learning and practical skills, preparing students for specific careers with focused programs designed to get them into the workforce quickly. Programs are structured to provide direct career paths, often with more aggressive timetables than traditional colleges, and curriculum is concentrated on skills immediately relevant to the chosen field.
Programs Analyzed
Avg Grad Earnings
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All Programs at Compass Career College
5 trade programs at Compass Career 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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Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Compare nationwide → Compare in LA → |
68 | $53,339/yr | $18,740 |
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Health Administration
Health and Medical Administrative Services Compare nationwide → Compare in LA → |
58 | $26,169/yr | — |
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Medical Assisting
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Compare nationwide → Compare in LA → |
47 | $16,647/yr | $7,917 |
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Welding & Metalworking
Precision Metal Working Compare nationwide → Compare in LA → |
44 | $25,735/yr | $7,790 |
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Cosmetology
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Compare nationwide → Compare in LA → |
41 | $12,318/yr | $10,076 |
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 5 trade and vocational programs at Compass Career 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.