Mercer County Community College

West Windsor, NJ · Public · 5,169 students · Visit Website

Mercer County Community College offers workforce training in various skilled trades, including NJ Commercial Driver's License (CDL A), Solar Energy, and Certified Apartment Maintenance Technician (CAMT). Many programs emphasize hands-on experience, such as driving commercial vehicles for CDL training or working with solar panels. The college also provides career services like resume building and interview preparation, though it does not offer direct job placement.

Programs Analyzed

3

Avg Grad Earnings

$45,388/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

65/100

Tuition (In-State)

$5,082/yr
Out-of-state: $8,942/yr

All Programs at Mercer County Community College

3 trade programs at Mercer County 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 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
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84 $74,795/yr $10,362 72.6x High Very Large
292 openings/yr
Business Administration
Business Administration, Management and Operations
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67 $33,785/yr 32.2x High Very Large
1,753 openings/yr
Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
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44 $27,586/yr $6,225 39.8x 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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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 3 trade and vocational programs at Mercer County 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.

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