Lake Region State College

Devils Lake, ND · Public · 599 students · Visit Website

Lake Region State College (LRSC) offers hands-on training for skilled careers, with a notable Simulation Technology program that is one of the few in the U.S.. The college emphasizes career-focused education through its "Earn & Learn" apprenticeship programs, which combine classroom instruction with paid, on-the-job experience in fields like healthcare and IT.. These apprenticeships are developed with industry partners and provide a direct pathway to employment and industry-recognized certifications..

Programs Analyzed

3

Avg Grad Earnings

$48,331/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

68/100

Tuition

$5,478/yr

All Programs at Lake Region State College

3 trade programs at Lake Region State 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 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice and Corrections
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87 $57,765/yr $4,750 114.5x Moderate Very Large
480 openings/yr
Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
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82 $68,214/yr $13,000 68.3x High Very Large
292 openings/yr
Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
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35 $19,014/yr $9,490 42.1x Low Medium
13 openings/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.

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Apprenticeship Pathways in North Dakota

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 3 trade and vocational programs at Lake Region State 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.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.