Donnelly College
Donnelly College in Kansas City, KS, offers career-focused programs, with a notable emphasis on Practical Nursing and other nursing pathways. The college also features an "Economy Trade School" initiative, providing hands-on training with industry certifications in construction and skilled trades, which includes OSHA10 and CPR certification, and offers a weekly stipend. Donnelly College's Career Services actively connects students with local employers through job fairs and online resources, helping with resumes and interview skills.
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All Programs at Donnelly College
1 trade program at Donnelly 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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Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Compare nationwide → Compare in KS → |
74 | $49,147/yr | $13,400 |
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 1 trade and vocational programs at Donnelly 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.