Marshalltown Community College
Marshalltown Community College offers hands-on training for skilled trades with programs like Nursing, Precision Metal Working, and Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. Many trade programs, including Electro-Mechanical, are eligible for tuition-free study through the Last-Dollar Scholarship. The school emphasizes practical experience, with nursing students gaining clinical experience in various healthcare settings and industrial maintenance training often involving hybrid learning with hands-on assessments using industry-standard equipment.
Programs Analyzed
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All Programs at Marshalltown Community College
4 trade programs at Marshalltown 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 IA → |
80 | $61,954/yr | $17,000 |
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Electrical Installation
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Compare nationwide → Compare in IA → |
74 | $43,768/yr | $5,687 |
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Welding & Metalworking
Precision Metal Working Compare nationwide → Compare in IA → |
69 | $45,972/yr | — |
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Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Compare nationwide → Compare in IA → |
45 | $29,836/yr | $8,962 |
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 4 trade and vocational programs at Marshalltown 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.