North Central State College

Mansfield, OH · Public · 1,187 students · Visit Website

North Central State College offers over 60 associate degree and certificate programs, with strengths in Health Sciences, Business, Public Service, and Engineering Technologies. Many programs emphasize hands-on career training and provide options for flexible online learning. The school also offers apprenticeships in manufacturing, IT, business, and healthcare, and provides career development services to connect students and alumni with local employers.

Programs Analyzed

5

Avg Grad Earnings

$47,470/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

74/100

Tuition (In-State)

$4,624/yr
Out-of-state: $9,102/yr

All Programs at North Central State College

5 trade programs at North Central State 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 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice and Corrections
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86 $53,039/yr 113.7x Moderate Very Large
480 openings/yr
Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
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81 $63,650/yr $10,500 69.3x High Very Large
292 openings/yr
Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
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75 $38,897/yr $7,310 83.1x Low Very Large
258 openings/yr
Allied Health Professions
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
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65 $47,262/yr $10,946 60.9x Moderate Very Large
124 openings/yr
Medical Assisting
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
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62 $34,503/yr $10,650 44.7x 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 5 trade and vocational programs at North Central State 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.

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