National Career Institute

East Orange, NJ · Private for-profit · 148 students · Visit Website

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

2

Avg Grad Earnings

$22,282/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

49/100

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 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Electrical Installation
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers
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49 $22,597/yr $6,756 Low Very Large
230 openings/yr
Medical Assisting
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
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49 $21,968/yr $9,500 Moderate Very Large
252 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 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.

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