CUNY Queensborough Community College
CUNY Queensborough Community College offers a range of career training programs, including healthcare, IT, and skilled trades like plumbing, HVAC, and welding. Many programs provide hands-on training, such as welding with an American Welding Society (AWS) SENSE program, and some include externship opportunities. The college also emphasizes career readiness through its Office of Continuing Education and Workforce Development, offering industry-recognized certifications and connecting students with job placement assistance and apprenticeship opportunities with major companies like American Express and Deloitte. Programs are often available in online and hybrid formats to accommodate working adults.
Programs Analyzed
Avg Grad Earnings
Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score
Tuition (In-State)
All Programs at CUNY Queensborough Community College
9 trade programs at CUNY Queensborough 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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Business Administration
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62 | $24,626/yr | $6,500 |
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Criminal Justice
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61 | $26,907/yr | $10,430 |
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Medical Assisting
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60 | $30,634/yr | — |
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Data Processing
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43 | $26,484/yr | — |
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Health Sciences
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42 | $26,111/yr | $6,750 |
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Physical Sciences
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39 | $23,219/yr | — |
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Liberal Arts & Humanities
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36 | $19,582/yr | $8,500 |
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Massage Therapy
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35 | $18,762/yr | — |
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Fine Arts
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34 | $16,739/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 9 trade and vocational programs at CUNY Queensborough 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.