Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City
Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City offers hands-on training for skilled trades through its Advanced Technical Skills Institute, focusing on programs like welding, HVAC, and industrial maintenance. The school emphasizes workforce development with strong employer connections, including apprenticeships that provide paid on-the-job training and can lead to an Associate of Applied Science degree. MCC also provides career services like job boards and networking events to help students connect with local employers.
Programs Analyzed
Avg Grad Earnings
Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score
Tuition (In-State)
All Programs at Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City
14 trade programs at Metropolitan Community 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 |
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Criminal Justice
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86 | $48,137/yr | — |
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Nursing
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85 | $63,534/yr | $16,573 |
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Practical Nursing
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82 | $46,147/yr | $12,819 |
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Health Administration
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81 | $40,532/yr | — |
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Fire Protection
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77 | $48,321/yr | $5,343 |
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Business Administration
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77 | $38,554/yr | $10,474 |
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Industrial Production Technology
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73 | $74,822/yr | — |
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Computer Programming
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71 | $46,804/yr | — |
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Medical Assisting
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71 | $39,842/yr | $15,000 |
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HVAC Technology
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Compare nationwide → Compare in MO → |
70 | $44,715/yr | — |
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Allied Health Professions
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69 | $51,901/yr | $11,611 |
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Welding & Metalworking
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66 | $36,908/yr | — |
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Veterinary Technology
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57 | $37,631/yr | — |
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Liberal Arts & Humanities
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49 | $28,092/yr | $7,381 |
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 14 trade and vocational programs at Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City 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.