Gogebic Community College

Ironwood, MI · Public · 508 students · Visit Website

Gogebic Community College offers hands-on training for skilled trades like Building Trades and Welding, utilizing a state-of-the-art facility for welding that includes robotic welders and CNC equipment. Many of their Career & Technical Education programs incorporate real-world experience through labs and partnerships with local industry. The college also provides workforce development, including customized training for businesses and connections to local employment resources.

Programs Analyzed

2

Avg Grad Earnings

$62,642/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

81/100

Tuition (In-State)

$5,590/yr
Out-of-state: $8,318/yr

All Programs at Gogebic Community College

2 trade programs at Gogebic 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 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
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84 $62,799/yr $11,000 110.5x Low Very Large
258 openings/yr
Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
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78 $62,485/yr $12,206 56.0x High Very Large
292 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 Gogebic 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.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.