Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center
The Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center offers adult education and "Career in a Year" programs designed to provide specialized training in various vocational and technical areas. Many programs, including Practical Nursing, Electrical Technology, and HVAC, offer certifications and can be completed in 6 to 12 months. The school emphasizes hands-on experience and offers both adult-only and intergenerational programs where adult students may share instruction with high school students. Additionally, some programs have articulation agreements with local colleges, allowing students to earn associate degrees.
Programs Analyzed
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All Programs at Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center
3 trade programs at Greater Johnstown Career and, 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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Truck Driving & CDL
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70 | $41,978/yr | — |
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Practical Nursing
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67 | $46,837/yr | $14,201 |
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Welding & Metalworking
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46 | $27,897/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 Greater Johnstown Career and 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.