Galveston College
Galveston College offers career and technical programs with a strong focus on healthcare, including Registered Nursing and various Allied Health specializations like Diagnostic Medical Sonography and Radiography. The college provides hands-on training and career services, including job placement assistance and connections with preferred employers. Many programs, such as the Law Enforcement Academy, offer practical, hands-on training that prepares students for immediate entry into the workforce or for transfer to a four-year university. The college also offers flexible online courses to accommodate working adults.
Programs Analyzed
Avg Grad Earnings
Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score
Tuition (In-State)
All Programs at Galveston College
5 trade programs at Galveston 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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90 | $61,086/yr | — |
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Nursing
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89 | $64,806/yr | $14,541 |
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Allied Health Professions
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Compare nationwide → Compare in TX → |
79 | $64,633/yr | $4,750 |
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Health Administration
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79 | $34,532/yr | — |
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Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Compare nationwide → Compare in TX → |
51 | $30,586/yr | $9,500 |
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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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 Galveston
Other cities in Texas with multiple trade schools, sorted by distance from Galveston.
About This Data
TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 5 trade and vocational programs at Galveston 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.