Garden City Community College
Garden City Community College offers hands-on, career-focused training in various technical fields, including nursing, cosmetology, and welding. Many programs provide opportunities for industry certifications, such as American Welding Society (AWS) certifications for welding students. The college also offers a Registered Apprenticeship option, which combines on-the-job training with classroom instruction, allowing apprentices to earn wages while learning.
Programs Analyzed
Avg Grad Earnings
Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score
Tuition (In-State)
All Programs at Garden City Community College
3 trade programs at Garden City 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 KS → |
84 | $61,593/yr | $10,908 |
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Cosmetology
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Compare nationwide → Compare in KS → |
49 | $18,724/yr | $5,500 |
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Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Compare nationwide → Compare in KS → |
46 | $26,110/yr | $8,068 |
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 Kansas
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Apprenticeship Pathways in Kansas
Earn-while-you-learn alternatives in Kansas. Registered apprenticeships skip tuition and pay you during training, though training periods are typically longer.
Trade Schools Near Garden City
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About This Data
TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 3 trade and vocational programs at Garden City 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.