El Paso Community College
El Paso Community College (EPCC) offers a variety of career and technical education programs, with a strong focus on healthcare and advanced manufacturing. The Advanced Technology Center provides hands-on training using modern equipment like robots and highly automated systems, and many programs lead to national certifications such as OSHA and American Welding Society (AWS). EPCC also provides job placement assistance for current students and graduates.
Programs Analyzed
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Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score
Tuition (In-State)
All Programs at El Paso Community College
11 trade programs at El Paso 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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Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Compare nationwide → Compare in TX → |
89 | $79,996/yr | $9,092 |
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Allied Health Professions
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Compare nationwide → Compare in TX → |
73 | $58,814/yr | — |
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Business
Business/Commerce, General Compare nationwide → Compare in TX → |
69 | $25,900/yr | $4,900 |
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Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice and Corrections Compare nationwide → Compare in TX → |
65 | $25,846/yr | $4,308 |
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Teacher Education
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Compare nationwide → Compare in TX → |
57 | $19,141/yr | $4,500 |
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Health & Physical Education
Health and Physical Education/Fitness Compare nationwide → |
50 | $21,750/yr | — |
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Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Compare nationwide → Compare in TX → |
45 | $23,641/yr | $6,750 |
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Psychology
Psychology, General Compare nationwide → Compare in TX → |
45 | $20,644/yr | $6,766 |
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Broadcasting & Digital Media
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication Compare nationwide → |
43 | $17,558/yr | — |
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Biology
Biology, General Compare nationwide → Compare in TX → |
42 | $17,314/yr | — |
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Fine Arts
Fine and Studio Arts Compare nationwide → |
35 | $9,347/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 Texas
Top-scored trade schools elsewhere in Texas, ranked by average TradeSchoolOutlook Score across their programs.
Apprenticeship Pathways in Texas
Earn-while-you-learn alternatives in Texas. Registered apprenticeships skip tuition and pay you during training, though training periods are typically longer.
Trade Schools Near El Paso
Other cities in Texas with multiple trade schools, sorted by distance from El Paso.
About This Data
TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 11 trade and vocational programs at El Paso 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.