Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center
The Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center (GACTC) provides hands-on training and industry certifications for over 25 in-demand career paths, including Practical Nursing, Electrical Trades, HVAC, and Welding. Many programs prepare students for national certifications, and some offer hybrid or online options for flexibility. The GACTC focuses on practical, career-ready skills to help adults enter or advance in skilled trades.
Programs Analyzed
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All Programs at Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center
1 trade program at Greater Altoona Career &, 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 | $47,891/yr | $14,109 |
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 1 trade and vocational programs at Greater Altoona Career & 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.