Pensacola State College
Pensacola State College offers hands-on training for a variety of skilled careers, including nursing, dental support, culinary arts, and various building trades like carpentry, welding, electrical, and HVAC. Many programs emphasize practical application and technical competence, utilizing modern labs and even live projects such as constructing an energy-efficient mini-house. The college also provides job placement assistance and Cooperative Education opportunities, which offer paid work experience directly related to a student's field of study.
Programs Analyzed
Avg Grad Earnings
Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score
Tuition (In-State)
All Programs at Pensacola State College
6 trade programs at Pensacola 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 |
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Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Compare nationwide → Compare in FL → |
88 | $65,095/yr | $8,434 |
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Allied Health Professions
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Compare nationwide → Compare in FL → |
73 | $52,274/yr | — |
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Dental Assisting
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Compare nationwide → Compare in FL → |
70 | $46,690/yr | — |
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Accounting
Accounting and Related Services Compare nationwide → Compare in FL → |
66 | $29,855/yr | — |
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Cosmetology
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Compare nationwide → Compare in FL → |
59 | $23,911/yr | $3,500 |
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Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Compare nationwide → Compare in FL → |
52 | $26,671/yr | $5,500 |
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 6 trade and vocational programs at Pensacola 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.