Salish Kootenai College

Pablo, MT · Public · 568 students · Visit Website

Salish Kootenai College offers hands-on training for high-demand careers in fields like construction and healthcare. Many programs provide short-term certificates and micro-credentials, designed to get students job-ready in months rather than years. The college emphasizes practical skills valued by local employers, with programs such as Heavy Equipment Operation, Commercial Truck Driving (CDL), and various essential healthcare roles.

Programs Analyzed

1

Avg Grad Earnings

$52,607/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

80/100

Tuition (In-State)

$4,311/yr
Out-of-state: $11,583/yr

All Programs at Salish Kootenai College

1 trade program at Salish Kootenai 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 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
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80 $52,607/yr 72.3x High Very Large
292 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 1 trade and vocational programs at Salish Kootenai 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.

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