Lincoln Land Community College
Lincoln Land Community College offers hands-on training in high-demand fields such as nursing, various skilled trades, and allied health. Many programs, including nursing and industrial maintenance, incorporate extensive lab work and clinical practice or real-world equipment to prepare students for immediate employment. The Workforce Institute provides short-term certificate programs with job placement assistance and connections to local employers.
Programs Analyzed
Avg Grad Earnings
Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score
Tuition (In-State)
All Programs at Lincoln Land Community College
10 trade programs at Lincoln Land 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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Truck Driving & CDL
Ground Transportation Compare nationwide → Compare in IL → |
88 | $49,142/yr | $5,500 |
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Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Compare nationwide → Compare in IL → |
85 | $66,279/yr | $14,910 |
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Vehicle Repair Technology
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies Compare nationwide → Compare in IL → |
77 | $48,308/yr | $9,500 |
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Allied Health Professions
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Compare nationwide → Compare in IL → |
74 | $51,602/yr | $5,500 |
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Electrical Repair Technology
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technology Compare nationwide → |
73 | $55,807/yr | $5,500 |
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Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Compare nationwide → Compare in IL → |
69 | $29,851/yr | $6,951 |
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Welding & Metalworking
Precision Metal Working Compare nationwide → Compare in IL → |
63 | $33,298/yr | — |
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Medical Assisting
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Compare nationwide → Compare in IL → |
59 | $31,324/yr | — |
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Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Compare nationwide → Compare in IL → |
55 | $34,164/yr | $9,910 |
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HVAC Technology
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Compare nationwide → Compare in IL → |
55 | $28,504/yr | $7,445 |
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 10 trade and vocational programs at Lincoln Land 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.