Lake Land College
Lake Land College offers hands-on training in various skilled trades, including nursing, dental support, and agricultural mechanization. Many programs emphasize practical experience in labs with modern equipment and offer apprenticeships or clinical partnerships. The college also provides flexible scheduling options, such as two-day-a-week classes and evening courses, to accommodate working adults.
Programs Analyzed
Avg Grad Earnings
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Tuition (In-State)
All Programs at Lake Land College
13 trade programs at Lake Land College, 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 IL → |
82 | $63,651/yr | $6,816 |
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Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Compare nationwide → Compare in IL → |
78 | $41,756/yr | $6,118 |
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Health Administration
Health and Medical Administrative Services Compare nationwide → Compare in IL → |
73 | $31,542/yr | — |
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Dental Assisting
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Compare nationwide → Compare in IL → |
68 | $58,853/yr | $8,000 |
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Agricultural Mechanization
Compare nationwide → |
64 | $53,448/yr | — |
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Medical Assisting
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Compare nationwide → Compare in IL → |
63 | $32,934/yr | — |
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Culinary Arts
Culinary Arts and Related Services Compare nationwide → Compare in IL → |
57 | $14,366/yr | — |
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Welding & Metalworking
Precision Metal Working Compare nationwide → Compare in IL → |
55 | $27,808/yr | — |
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Cosmetology
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Compare nationwide → Compare in IL → |
47 | $13,714/yr | — |
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Horticulture
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services Compare nationwide → |
47 | $7,972/yr | — |
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Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Compare nationwide → Compare in IL → |
42 | $24,754/yr | $4,648 |
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Construction Trades
Construction Trades, General Compare nationwide → |
35 | $12,838/yr | — |
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Housing & Interiors
Housing and Human Environments Compare nationwide → |
32 | $12,355/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.
More Trade Schools in Illinois
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Apprenticeship Pathways in Illinois
Earn-while-you-learn alternatives in Illinois. Registered apprenticeships skip tuition and pay you during training, though training periods are typically longer.
Trade Schools Near Mattoon
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About This Data
TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 13 trade and vocational programs at Lake Land 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.