Henderson Community College
Henderson Community College offers hands-on training for skilled careers, particularly in nursing and manufacturing. The college provides a selective admissions nursing program, accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc., preparing students for licensure as Registered Nurses. For those interested in manufacturing, the free MAINTech program offers a six-week, hands-on bootcamp with potential for paid on-site training with local manufacturers and job offers upon graduation. Additionally, HCC provides customized training for businesses and various online career training programs that lead to industry-recognized certifications in fields like healthcare and IT.
Programs Analyzed
Avg Grad Earnings
Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score
Tuition (In-State)
All Programs at Henderson Community College
3 trade programs at Henderson 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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Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Compare nationwide → Compare in KY → |
81 | $58,754/yr | $15,750 |
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Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Compare nationwide → Compare in KY → |
68 | $31,819/yr | — |
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Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Compare nationwide → Compare in KY → |
44 | $30,204/yr | $9,126 |
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 Henderson 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.