San Antonio College

San Antonio, TX · Public · 16,067 students · Visit Website

San Antonio College, part of the Alamo Colleges District, offers various career and technical education programs with a focus on hands-on training and industry-recognized certifications. The school provides training in fields such as nursing, criminal justice, business administration, HVAC/R, plumbing, and electrical technology. San Antonio College also connects students with job placement services and employer partnerships through programs like "Ready to Work" and the Handshake job portal.

Programs Analyzed

6

Avg Grad Earnings

$38,352/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

68/100

Tuition (In-State)

$3,412/yr
Out-of-state: $14,422/yr

All Programs at San Antonio College

6 trade programs at San Antonio 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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87 $67,684/yr $10,293 117.2x High Very Large
292 openings/yr
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice and Corrections
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87 $52,557/yr 153.0x Moderate Very Large
480 openings/yr
Business Administration
Business Administration, Management and Operations
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77 $35,522/yr $9,500 70.8x High Very Large
1,753 openings/yr
Teacher Education
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
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58 $21,184/yr 71.8x High Very Large
412 openings/yr
Biology
Biology, General
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53 $26,835/yr $8,000 74.3x High Very Large
113 openings/yr
Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
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47 $26,334/yr $10,588 55.5x Low Medium
13 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 6 trade and vocational programs at San Antonio 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.