National Career Institute
National Career Institute in East Orange, NJ, offers hands-on training for skilled trades like Electrical and HVAC, as well as allied health programs such as Medical Assisting. The school emphasizes practical classroom instruction combined with in-field training, including externships for medical programs, to prepare students for employment. Small class sizes aim to provide personalized attention, and a placement coordinator assists graduates with job-finding skills and career path selection.
Programs Analyzed
Avg Grad Earnings
Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score
All Programs at National Career Institute
2 trade programs at National Career Institute, 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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Electrical Installation
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49 | $22,597/yr | $6,756 |
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Medical Assisting
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Compare nationwide → Compare in NJ → |
49 | $21,968/yr | $9,500 |
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.
More Trade Schools in New Jersey
Top-scored trade schools elsewhere in New Jersey, ranked by average TradeSchoolOutlook Score across their programs.
Apprenticeship Pathways in New Jersey
Earn-while-you-learn alternatives in New Jersey. Registered apprenticeships skip tuition and pay you during training, though training periods are typically longer.
Trade Schools Near East Orange
Other cities in New Jersey with multiple trade schools, sorted by distance from East Orange.
About This Data
TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 2 trade and vocational programs at National Career Institute 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.