Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater
Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater emphasizes hands-on training for skilled trades with programs like Precision Metal Working, Vehicle Maintenance and Repair, Practical Nursing, and Electrical and Power Transmission. The school offers apprenticeship opportunities in fields such as Machining, Building Construction Technologies, Air Conditioning, and Electricianship. PTC Clearwater aims to provide students with national workplace competencies to meet the needs of business and industry, utilizing quality instructors and training equipment.
Programs Analyzed
Avg Grad Earnings
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All Programs at Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater
6 trade programs at Pinellas Technical 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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Practical Nursing
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63 | $37,867/yr | — |
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Vehicle Repair Technology
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59 | $40,025/yr | — |
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Culinary Arts
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59 | $21,965/yr | — |
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Electrical Installation
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56 | $31,412/yr | — |
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Welding & Metalworking
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54 | $40,795/yr | — |
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Accounting
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51 | $19,904/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.
More Trade Schools in Florida
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Apprenticeship Pathways in Florida
Earn-while-you-learn alternatives in Florida. Registered apprenticeships skip tuition and pay you during training, though training periods are typically longer.
Trade Schools Near Clearwater
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About This Data
TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 6 trade and vocational programs at Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater 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.