Mineral Area College
Mineral Area College offers hands-on training in various skilled trades and healthcare fields, including nursing, welding, industrial maintenance, and construction. The school emphasizes practical experience, with programs like Construction & Building Technology utilizing a 6,500-square-foot shop facility for hands-on learning. For nursing students, there are academic/employer partnerships with local hospitals that can lead to employment opportunities before graduation. The college also provides career services, including an online job board and job fairs, to connect students and alumni with local employers.
Programs Analyzed
Avg Grad Earnings
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Tuition (In-State)
All Programs at Mineral Area College
4 trade programs at Mineral Area 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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Practical Nursing
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83 | $55,389/yr | $9,500 |
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Criminal Justice
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82 | $45,217/yr | $8,407 |
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Nursing
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80 | $60,071/yr | $12,000 |
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Liberal Arts & Humanities
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40 | $25,462/yr | $6,624 |
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 Mineral Area 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.