GateWay Community College-Central City

Phoenix, AZ · Public · 477 students · Visit Website

GateWay Community College-Central City offers hands-on training for skilled careers with quick certification programs, some as short as six months. The campus is known for its trade and technical programs, including automotive service, construction trades, manufacturing, CNC machining, collision repair, HVAC, and welding. The school provides career services to connect students with employers through job fairs, on-campus recruitment, and assistance with job searching and interview preparation. They also offer flexible delivery options to meet student and industry needs.

Programs Analyzed

5

Avg Grad Earnings

$45,780/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

62/100

All Programs at GateWay Community College-Central City

5 trade programs at GateWay Community 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 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
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70 $60,620/yr $4,500 Low Very Large
258 openings/yr
Health Administration
Health and Medical Administrative Services
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63 $33,379/yr High Very Large
729 openings/yr
Allied Health Professions
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
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61 $63,579/yr $9,000 Moderate Very Large
124 openings/yr
Vehicle Repair Technology
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies
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58 $39,690/yr Low Very Large
214 openings/yr
Medical Assisting
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
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56 $31,636/yr Moderate Very Large
252 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 5 trade and vocational programs at GateWay Community College-Central City 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.