Laurel Ridge Community College
Laurel Ridge Community College offers hands-on training in various skilled trades and advanced manufacturing, with many fast-track programs completable in six months or less. The college provides pathways for careers in healthcare, information technology, logistics, transportation, and public service, among others. Laurel Ridge also connects students with employers through job postings and job fairs, and offers corporate training and apprenticeship programs.
Programs Analyzed
Avg Grad Earnings
Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score
Tuition (In-State)
All Programs at Laurel Ridge Community College
4 trade programs at Laurel Ridge 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 VA → |
83 | $69,986/yr | $16,824 |
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Allied Health Professions
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Compare nationwide → Compare in VA → |
67 | $36,165/yr | $5,500 |
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Biological & Physical Sciences
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56 | $37,850/yr | $7,101 |
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Liberal Arts & Humanities
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46 | $28,017/yr | $9,297 |
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 Virginia
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Apprenticeship Pathways in Virginia
Earn-while-you-learn alternatives in Virginia. Registered apprenticeships skip tuition and pay you during training, though training periods are typically longer.
Trade Schools Near Middletown
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About This Data
TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 4 trade and vocational programs at Laurel Ridge 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.