Pinnacle Career Institute

Kansas City, MO · Private for-profit · 488 students · Visit Website

Pinnacle Career Institute offers hands-on training in skilled trades and healthcare, with programs like Electromechanical Instrumentation, Dental Assisting, and HVAC, Tower, and Wind Turbine Technologies. Many programs combine online coursework with on-campus lab experiences in Kansas City. The school emphasizes practical skills for immediate job readiness and provides career services support for graduates.

Programs Analyzed

4

Avg Grad Earnings

$33,807/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

49/100

All Programs at Pinnacle Career Institute

4 trade programs at Pinnacle Career Institute, 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 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Medical Assisting
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
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57 $31,980/yr $12,997 Moderate Very Large
252 openings/yr
Electromechanical Technology
Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
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52 $49,572/yr $11,605 Moderate Medium
26 openings/yr
Dental Assisting
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
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46 $28,696/yr $9,129 Moderate Large
99 openings/yr
Massage Therapy
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services
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41 $24,980/yr $7,834 Moderate Large
52 openings/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 4 trade and vocational programs at Pinnacle Career Institute 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.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.