El Paso Community College

El Paso, TX · Public · 22,893 students · Visit Website

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

11

Avg Grad Earnings

$29,086/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

56/100

Tuition (In-State)

$3,274/yr
Out-of-state: $5,314/yr

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 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
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89 $79,996/yr $9,092 117.2x High Very Large
292 openings/yr
Allied Health Professions
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
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73 $58,814/yr 99.1x Moderate Very Large
124 openings/yr
Business
Business/Commerce, General
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69 $25,900/yr $4,900 62.1x High Very Large
832 openings/yr
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice and Corrections
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65 $25,846/yr $4,308 58.1x Moderate Very Large
480 openings/yr
Teacher Education
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
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57 $19,141/yr $4,500 53.9x High Very Large
412 openings/yr
Health & Physical Education
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
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50 $21,750/yr 49.5x Moderate Very Large
128 openings/yr
Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
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45 $23,641/yr $6,750 56.7x Low Medium
13 openings/yr
Psychology
Psychology, General
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45 $20,644/yr $6,766 41.2x High Very Large
125 openings/yr
Broadcasting & Digital Media
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
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43 $17,558/yr 42.8x High Very Large
144 openings/yr
Biology
Biology, General
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42 $17,314/yr 54.0x High Very Large
113 openings/yr
Fine Arts
Fine and Studio Arts
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35 $9,347/yr 25.1x Moderate Very Large
118 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 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.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.