Daytona College

Ormond Beach, FL · Private for-profit · 199 students · Visit Website

Daytona College in Ormond Beach, FL, provides hands-on training for careers in healthcare and beauty and wellness. The college emphasizes real-world experience through a blend of classroom instruction, online study, and on-campus lab and clinic practice, including opportunities to work with real clients in cosmetology programs. They offer career placement assistance, including resume help, interview techniques, and job leads, and connect with employers through on-campus recruiting and advisory committees.

Programs Analyzed

5

Avg Grad Earnings

$34,220/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

54/100

All Programs at Daytona College

5 trade programs at Daytona 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 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
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73 $69,749/yr $26,601 High Very Large
292 openings/yr
Health Administration
Health and Medical Administrative Services
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62 $32,099/yr $6,636 High Very Large
729 openings/yr
Medical Assisting
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
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50 $24,094/yr $6,831 Moderate Very Large
252 openings/yr
Cosmetology
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
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44 $20,872/yr $7,253 Moderate Very Large
145 openings/yr
Massage Therapy
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services
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41 $24,286/yr $6,476 Moderate Large
52 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 5 trade and vocational programs at Daytona 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.