Gateway Technical College
Gateway Technical College offers over 70 associate degree, technical diploma, and certificate programs with flexible scheduling, including online, day, evening, and weekend courses, making it suitable for working adults and those seeking career changes. The school emphasizes hands-on training, providing state-of-the-art facilities and equipment, and offers various apprenticeship programs in service, construction, and industrial trades. Gateway also focuses on employer connections, with programs designed to meet industry needs and opportunities for graduates to be hired by local businesses.
Programs Analyzed
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All Programs at Gateway Technical College
16 trade programs at Gateway Tech, 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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91 | $73,818/yr | — |
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Nursing
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82 | $68,134/yr | $14,625 |
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Business Administration
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82 | $40,426/yr | $13,629 |
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Allied Health Professions
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78 | $68,753/yr | — |
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Vehicle Repair Technology
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73 | $43,965/yr | $9,000 |
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Accounting
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73 | $37,881/yr | $11,876 |
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IT Management
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73 | $36,389/yr | $9,469 |
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Business Operations Support
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70 | $34,203/yr | $17,625 |
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Computer Networking
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68 | $41,942/yr | $18,375 |
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Medical Assisting
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68 | $35,164/yr | $8,250 |
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Welding & Metalworking
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65 | $38,659/yr | $9,500 |
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Health Administration
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64 | $32,728/yr | $11,832 |
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Computer Programming
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60 | $41,728/yr | — |
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Veterinary Technology
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53 | $37,132/yr | — |
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Mental Health Services
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51 | $28,094/yr | $20,000 |
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Design
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47 | $29,734/yr | $14,966 |
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 Wisconsin
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Trade Schools Near Kenosha
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About This Data
TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 16 trade and vocational programs at Gateway Technical 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.