South Suburban College
South Suburban College offers hands-on training for skilled trades with a focus on career readiness and employer connections. Programs like the Highway Construction Careers Training Program (HCCTP) are designed as pre-apprenticeships, with some classes achieving 100% placement into union apprenticeship programs. The college also provides training in allied health, manufacturing, and computer technology, including certifications for roles like forklift operator and clinical dental assistant. Many career programs include internships and aim to prepare students for immediate employment upon graduation.
Programs Analyzed
Avg Grad Earnings
Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score
Tuition (In-State)
All Programs at South Suburban College
3 trade programs at South Suburban 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 |
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Medical Assisting
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68 | $46,568/yr | — |
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Allied Health Professions
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65 | $52,242/yr | — |
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Liberal Arts & Humanities
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44 | $28,465/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 3 trade and vocational programs at South Suburban 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.