North Country Community College
North Country Community College offers hands-on training for careers in nursing, allied health, and criminal justice, among other fields. The nursing programs emphasize a career-ladder approach, allowing students to progress from Practical Nursing (LPN) to Associate Degree in Nursing (RN) with options for evening and weekend classes. Criminal Justice students can gain real-world experience through internships with local police departments and the New York State Police. The college also provides clinical experiences for its Radiologic Technology program, with approximately 1,600 hours of training across 12 affiliated sites.
Programs Analyzed
Avg Grad Earnings
Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score
Tuition (In-State)
All Programs at North Country Community College
7 trade programs at North Country 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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Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Compare nationwide → Compare in NY → |
79 | $69,472/yr | $19,351 |
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Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Compare nationwide → Compare in NY → |
76 | $45,808/yr | $9,500 |
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Allied Health Professions
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Compare nationwide → Compare in NY → |
62 | $54,327/yr | $12,000 |
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Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice and Corrections Compare nationwide → Compare in NY → |
60 | $31,175/yr | — |
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Health Sciences
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Compare nationwide → Compare in NY → |
55 | $50,293/yr | $12,500 |
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Sales & Marketing
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations Compare nationwide → |
46 | $14,976/yr | — |
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Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Compare nationwide → Compare in NY → |
34 | $24,113/yr | $12,000 |
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 7 trade and vocational programs at North Country 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.