River Valley Community College
River Valley Community College offers hands-on training in various trades, including Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC, and Welding, with small class sizes to ensure individual instruction. The college focuses on practical application, utilizing labs equipped for projects like building functioning bathrooms with electrical wiring and plumbing. RVCC also provides opportunities for apprenticeships and industry certifications like American Welding Society, NCCER, and OSHA10, preparing students for entry-level positions or further specialized training.
Programs Analyzed
Avg Grad Earnings
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Tuition (In-State)
All Programs at River Valley Community College
4 trade programs at River Valley 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
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80 | $75,282/yr | $20,000 |
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Allied Health Professions
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65 | $61,790/yr | $17,379 |
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Medical Assisting
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63 | $41,909/yr | $19,000 |
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Massage Therapy
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42 | $24,455/yr | $12,750 |
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 River Valley 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.