Nicolet Area Technical College
Nicolet Area Technical College offers hands-on occupational training and apprenticeship programs across various trades, including nursing, criminal justice, welding, automotive technology, and construction. The college emphasizes real-world experience through clinical settings in healthcare programs and practical skills training in fields like building construction and manufacturing. Nicolet College also provides flexible learning options, including online, part-time, and evening classes, to accommodate working adults.
Programs Analyzed
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All Programs at Nicolet Area Technical College
3 trade programs at Nicolet Area Tech, 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 | $53,660/yr | — |
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Nursing
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81 | $65,071/yr | $11,500 |
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Practical Nursing
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60 | $20,526/yr | $7,125 |
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 3 trade and vocational programs at Nicolet Area Technical 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.