Danville Area Community College

Danville, IL · Public · 1,360 students · Visit Website

Danville Area Community College (DACC) offers career-focused programs with a strong emphasis on hands-on training, including nursing, automotive technology, welding, and industrial maintenance. The college serves as the administrative agency for Vermilion County Works, which provides job training, retraining, and placement assistance for eligible individuals. DACC's nursing program is known for its quality and high pass rates on national licensure exams, and students can work as LPNs while completing their RN education.

Programs Analyzed

4

Avg Grad Earnings

$36,123/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

61/100

Tuition (In-State)

$5,300/yr
Out-of-state: $9,200/yr

All Programs at Danville Area Community College

4 trade programs at Danville Area 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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81 $67,152/yr $7,000 65.7x High Very Large
292 openings/yr
Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
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66 $26,484/yr $6,600 117.2x Low Very Large
258 openings/yr
Medical Assisting
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
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53 $22,812/yr 42.0x Moderate Very Large
252 openings/yr
Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
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43 $28,045/yr $7,025 35.9x Low Medium
13 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 4 trade and vocational programs at Danville Area 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.