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Hawkeye Community College

Waterloo, IA · Public · Visit Website

Programs Analyzed

Avg Grad Earnings

$41,902/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

62/100

Tuition (In-State)

$6,308/yr

Out-of-state: $6,598/yr

All Programs at Hawkeye Community College

14 trade programs ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score. Click any program for full earnings projections and AI-proof analysis.

Program	Score	Earnings	AI-Proof	ROI
Nursing Compare across schools	76	$58,835/yr	Moderate	49.0x
Criminal Justice Compare across schools	74	$49,572/yr	Resilient	42.1x
Agricultural Business Compare across schools	70	$47,472/yr	Moderate	36.3x
Health Administration Compare across schools	69	$32,126/yr	Moderate	54.3x
Precision Metalworking Compare across schools	68	$45,509/yr	AI-Proof	87.7x
Computer Networking Compare across schools	67	$40,873/yr	Exposed	48.5x
Allied Health Professions Compare across schools	64	$55,987/yr	Resilient	43.4x
Vehicle Repair Technology Compare across schools	64	$47,762/yr	AI-Proof	39.6x
Carpentry Compare across schools	62	$44,602/yr	Resilient	34.4x
Medical Assisting Compare across schools	62	$39,614/yr	Resilient	33.4x
Health Administration Compare across schools	61	$31,441/yr	Moderate	27.5x
Dental Assisting Compare across schools	57	$32,834/yr	Resilient	63.2x
Liberal Arts & Humanities Compare across schools	44	$30,321/yr	AI-Proof	33.7x
Graphic Communications Compare across schools	34	$29,682/yr	Moderate	22.5x

About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 14 trade and vocational programs at Hawkeye Community College using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI resilience research from OpenAI and academic institutions.

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each program page includes three scenarios (strong growth, base case, conservative) showing 10-year earnings projections.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2026.