Snead State Community College

Boaz, AL · Public · 1,494 students · Visit Website

Snead State Community College offers hands-on training in high-demand fields like nursing, welding, and advanced manufacturing. The nursing program features an apprenticeship option where students can work and get paid in local healthcare facilities while completing their degree. Additionally, the new Workforce and Career Institute provides state-of-the-art facilities for programs such as Additive Manufacturing, HVAC/R, Machine Tool Technology, and Welding Technology.

Programs Analyzed

2

Avg Grad Earnings

$40,626/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

58/100

Tuition (In-State)

$5,472/yr
Out-of-state: $9,536/yr

All Programs at Snead State Community College

2 trade programs at Snead State 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 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
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78 $58,694/yr $8,740 56.6x High Very Large
292 openings/yr
Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
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38 $22,559/yr $8,500 35.4x 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 2 trade and vocational programs at Snead State 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.

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