North Iowa Area Community College

Mason City, IA · Public · Visit Website

North Iowa Area Community College is a two-year public school. They offer associate degrees, technical diplomas, and certificates. Like many community colleges, NIACC can be a lower-cost path to a four-year degree.

Programs Analyzed
4
Avg Grad Earnings
$44,466/yr
Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score
62/100
Tuition (In-State)
$6,436/yr
Out-of-state: $9,245/yr

All Programs at North Iowa Area Community College

4 trade programs ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score. Click any program for full earnings projections and AI-proof analysis.

Program Score Earnings AI-Proof ROI
Nursing
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77 $58,096/yr Moderate 53.3x
Vehicle Repair Technology
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65 $47,882/yr AI-Proof 40.5x
Medical Assisting
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65 $44,455/yr Resilient 37.7x
Liberal Arts & Humanities
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42 $27,433/yr AI-Proof 33.3x

About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 4 trade and vocational programs at North Iowa Area Community College using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI resilience research from OpenAI and academic institutions.

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each program page includes three scenarios (strong growth, base case, conservative) showing 10-year earnings projections.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2026.