CUNY Kingsborough Community College

Brooklyn, NY · Public · 7,632 students · Visit Website

CUNY Kingsborough Community College offers a range of career training programs, including nursing, allied health, and various construction trades like welding and OSHA site safety. Many programs provide industry-recognized certifications and some, like the Deckhand Training, offer guaranteed job placement upon completion. The college also has specialized programs such as Maritime Technology and Polysomnographic Technology that are unique within the CUNY system.

Programs Analyzed

11

Avg Grad Earnings

$35,561/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

56/100

Tuition (In-State)

$5,252/yr
Out-of-state: $8,132/yr

All Programs at CUNY Kingsborough Community College

11 trade programs at CUNY Kingsborough 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 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
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87 $83,306/yr $9,000 95.1x High Very Large
292 openings/yr
Allied Health Professions
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
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67 $57,943/yr 54.2x Moderate Very Large
124 openings/yr
Medical Assisting
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
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67 $45,361/yr 42.2x Moderate Very Large
252 openings/yr
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice and Corrections
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63 $29,606/yr $7,000 38.6x Moderate Very Large
480 openings/yr
Business Administration
Business Administration, Management and Operations
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59 $22,199/yr 45.7x High Very Large
1,753 openings/yr
Mental Health Services
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
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57 $31,072/yr $9,315 39.5x Moderate Very Large
200 openings/yr
Accounting
Accounting and Related Services
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57 $26,953/yr 38.8x Very High Very Large
451 openings/yr
Biology
Biology, General
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45 $26,171/yr 34.0x High Very Large
113 openings/yr
Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
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43 $27,831/yr $8,096 35.9x Low Medium
13 openings/yr
Design
Design and Applied Arts
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39 $19,146/yr 31.1x High Very Large
101 openings/yr
Teaching Assistants
Teaching Assistants/Aides
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35 $21,589/yr 30.3x Moderate Large
41 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 11 trade and vocational programs at CUNY Kingsborough 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.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.