Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education

Lexington, KY · Private nonprofit · 200 students · Visit Website

Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education (CTE) offers hands-on, career-focused training in programs like Building Trades Technician, Medical Assisting, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Medical Massage Therapy, and Business Operations. The school emphasizes practical learning with externships and operates its own salons for cosmetology students to gain experience. CTE provides lifetime job placement assistance to both current students and alumni through its Bluegrass Career Services division.

Programs Analyzed

2

Avg Grad Earnings

$19,137/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

49/100

All Programs at Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education

2 trade programs at Employment Solutions, 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
Construction Management Technology
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection
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57 $25,158/yr $11,093 Low Very Large
392 openings/yr
Cosmetology
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
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41 $13,117/yr $14,089 Moderate Very Large
145 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 2 trade and vocational programs at Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education 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.