Mitchell Community College
Mitchell Community College offers hands-on training for high-demand skilled trades like HVAC-R, electrical systems, computer-integrated machining, and welding. The college provides both short-term continuing education options for quick entry or advancement, as well as longer certificate, diploma, and associate degree programs. They also offer career development and job search assistance, partnering with organizations like Iredell Ready and NC Works to connect students with local employers.
Programs Analyzed
Avg Grad Earnings
Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score
Tuition (In-State)
All Programs at Mitchell Community College
4 trade programs at Mitchell 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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Criminal Justice
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87 | $47,001/yr | — |
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Nursing
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86 | $62,584/yr | — |
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Business Administration
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80 | $38,020/yr | — |
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Liberal Arts & Humanities
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49 | $27,667/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 4 trade and vocational programs at Mitchell 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.