Hagerstown Community College
Hagerstown Community College (HCC) offers hands-on training for several skilled careers, including nursing, dental assisting, and various construction trades. The nursing programs provide clinical instruction at Meritus Medical Center and other facilities, with evening and weekend options available. For dental assisting, students gain practical experience in HCC's well-equipped dental lab. Additionally, HCC provides pre-apprenticeship and registered apprenticeship pathways in construction trades like HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and carpentry, often in partnership with industry organizations.
Programs Analyzed
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Tuition (In-State)
All Programs at Hagerstown Community College
10 trade programs at Hagerstown 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 |
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Truck Driving & CDL
Ground Transportation Compare nationwide → Compare in MD → |
89 | $53,495/yr | $4,750 |
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Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Compare nationwide → Compare in MD → |
85 | $73,996/yr | $15,000 |
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Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Compare nationwide → Compare in MD → |
80 | $45,584/yr | $9,250 |
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Business
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77 | $41,970/yr | $11,591 |
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Health Administration
Health and Medical Administrative Services Compare nationwide → Compare in MD → |
74 | $33,686/yr | $11,751 |
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IT Management
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Compare nationwide → Compare in MD → |
70 | $40,955/yr | $9,383 |
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Dental Assisting
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Compare nationwide → Compare in MD → |
69 | $60,419/yr | $13,000 |
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Allied Health Professions
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Compare nationwide → Compare in MD → |
68 | $52,417/yr | $18,500 |
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Clinical Laboratory Science
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Compare nationwide → Compare in MD → |
63 | $37,076/yr | — |
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Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Compare nationwide → Compare in MD → |
44 | $25,177/yr | $9,552 |
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.
More Trade Schools in Maryland
Top-scored trade schools elsewhere in Maryland, ranked by average TradeSchoolOutlook Score across their programs.
Apprenticeship Pathways in Maryland
Earn-while-you-learn alternatives in Maryland. Registered apprenticeships skip tuition and pay you during training, though training periods are typically longer.
Trade Schools Near Hagerstown
Other cities in Maryland with multiple trade schools, sorted by distance from Hagerstown.
About This Data
TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 10 trade and vocational programs at Hagerstown 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.