Southern Arkansas University Tech
Southern Arkansas University Tech offers hands-on training for skilled trades like Industrial Production Technologies and Precision Metal Working. The school emphasizes career-focused education with industry-standard equipment and facilities. SAU Tech also provides job placement assistance and maintains partnerships with local and regional employers to help graduates find employment.
Programs Analyzed
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All Programs at Southern Arkansas University Tech
2 trade programs at Southern Arkansas University Tech, 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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Welding & Metalworking
Precision Metal Working Compare nationwide → Compare in AR → |
52 | $26,001/yr | — |
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Industrial Production Technology
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Compare nationwide → |
49 | $33,148/yr | $5,500 |
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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Trade Schools Near Camden
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About This Data
TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 2 trade and vocational programs at Southern Arkansas University Tech 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.