Gordon Cooper Technology Center
Gordon Cooper Technology Center offers hands-on training in high-demand fields such as Vehicle Maintenance and Repair, Practical Nursing, and Precision Metal Working. The school emphasizes career readiness through programs that include classroom theory, laboratory training, and clinical practice for nursing students. Gordon Cooper Technology Center reports a 96% positive placement rate for graduates and works with over 300 businesses.
Programs Analyzed
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All Programs at Gordon Cooper Technology Center
3 trade programs at Gordon Cooper Technology Center, 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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Practical Nursing
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67 | $47,573/yr | — |
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Vehicle Repair Technology
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62 | $47,876/yr | — |
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Welding & Metalworking
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53 | $39,018/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 3 trade and vocational programs at Gordon Cooper Technology Center 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.