Daytona State College
Daytona State College offers hands-on training in various skilled trades, including automotive, HVAC, construction, machining, plumbing, and welding. Many programs provide opportunities to "earn while you learn" through on-the-job experience combined with classroom instruction, and some are structured as apprenticeships. The school also provides training for certifications in high-demand healthcare fields like nursing and dental assisting.
Programs Analyzed
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Tuition (In-State)
All Programs at Daytona State College
14 trade programs at Daytona State 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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Criminal Justice
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88 | $52,755/yr | $4,446 |
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Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Compare nationwide → Compare in FL → |
86 | $66,333/yr | $11,222 |
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Business Administration
Business Administration, Management and Operations Compare nationwide → Compare in FL → |
83 | $36,843/yr | $9,193 |
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Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Compare nationwide → Compare in FL → |
82 | $45,712/yr | $10,500 |
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Entrepreneurship
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82 | $40,824/yr | $8,000 |
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Fire Protection
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75 | $42,696/yr | — |
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Dental Assisting
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Compare nationwide → Compare in FL → |
73 | $63,591/yr | — |
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Allied Health Professions
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Compare nationwide → Compare in FL → |
73 | $44,200/yr | $5,500 |
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Vehicle Repair Technology
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies Compare nationwide → Compare in FL → |
69 | $31,485/yr | — |
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Medical Assisting
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Compare nationwide → Compare in FL → |
66 | $28,339/yr | — |
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Welding & Metalworking
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64 | $31,448/yr | — |
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Cosmetology
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Compare nationwide → Compare in FL → |
53 | $20,212/yr | $5,500 |
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Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Compare nationwide → Compare in FL → |
49 | $28,917/yr | $6,750 |
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Clinical Laboratory Science
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Compare nationwide → Compare in FL → |
42 | $14,958/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.
More Trade Schools in Florida
Top-scored trade schools elsewhere in Florida, ranked by average TradeSchoolOutlook Score across their programs.
Apprenticeship Pathways in Florida
Earn-while-you-learn alternatives in Florida. Registered apprenticeships skip tuition and pay you during training, though training periods are typically longer.
Trade Schools Near Daytona Beach
Other cities in Florida with multiple trade schools, sorted by distance from Daytona Beach.
About This Data
TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 14 trade and vocational programs at Daytona State 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.