Patrick & Henry Community College
Patrick & Henry Community College offers hands-on training for skilled trades like plumbing, HVAC, and heavy equipment operation, along with various nursing and health technology programs. The college provides career services including resume building, interview workshops, and job listings from local employers to help with job placement. You can earn associate degrees, certificates, or career studies certificates, with some certificate programs designed for working individuals with part-time, day, or night options.
Programs Analyzed
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All Programs at Patrick & Henry Community College
5 trade programs at Patrick & Henry 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 VA → |
82 | $65,507/yr | — |
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Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Compare nationwide → Compare in VA → |
77 | $38,101/yr | — |
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Welding & Metalworking
Precision Metal Working Compare nationwide → Compare in VA → |
63 | $37,030/yr | — |
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Human Development & Family Studies
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Compare nationwide → Compare in VA → |
52 | $16,790/yr | — |
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Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Compare nationwide → Compare in VA → |
47 | $22,039/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 Patrick & Henry 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.