Holyoke Community College
Holyoke Community College offers a variety of career-focused programs, including nursing, allied health, veterinary technology, and criminal justice, with many options for degrees and certificates. The college emphasizes hands-on training, particularly in its free, short-term workforce development programs like those in clean energy, manufacturing, and construction, which provide direct connections to employers and paid apprenticeships. HCC also provides flexible scheduling with day, evening, Saturday, and online classes to accommodate working adults and offers dedicated career counseling and job placement assistance.
Programs Analyzed
Avg Grad Earnings
Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score
Tuition (In-State)
All Programs at Holyoke Community College
7 trade programs at Holyoke 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 MA → |
83 | $73,404/yr | $11,690 |
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Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice and Corrections Compare nationwide → Compare in MA → |
70 | $37,533/yr | $5,590 |
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Business Administration
Business Administration, Management and Operations Compare nationwide → Compare in MA → |
70 | $33,500/yr | $7,874 |
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Allied Health Professions
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Compare nationwide → Compare in MA → |
65 | $57,058/yr | — |
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Veterinary Technology
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians Compare nationwide → Compare in MA → |
53 | $39,979/yr | — |
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Health Sciences
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Compare nationwide → Compare in MA → |
47 | $36,709/yr | $10,685 |
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Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Compare nationwide → Compare in MA → |
41 | $25,779/yr | $7,184 |
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 Massachusetts
Top-scored trade schools elsewhere in Massachusetts, ranked by average TradeSchoolOutlook Score across their programs.
Apprenticeship Pathways in Massachusetts
Earn-while-you-learn alternatives in Massachusetts. Registered apprenticeships skip tuition and pay you during training, though training periods are typically longer.
Trade Schools Near Holyoke
Other cities in Massachusetts with multiple trade schools, sorted by distance from Holyoke.
About This Data
TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 7 trade and vocational programs at Holyoke 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.