Southside College of Health Sciences

Colonial Heights, VA · Private nonprofit · 91 students · Visit Website

Southside College of Health Sciences is a private, nonprofit institution specializing in healthcare education, offering Associate of Applied Science degrees in Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Radiologic Technology, and Registered Nursing. The college emphasizes hands-on training through its Clinical Simulation & Learning Center, which features high-fidelity manikins, real clinical equipment, and scenarios mirroring actual hospital units. Students can also access career services, including resume review, interview practice, and support with employment resources.

Programs Analyzed

2

Avg Grad Earnings

$66,362/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

67/100

All Programs at Southside College of Health Sciences

2 trade programs at Southside 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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74 $75,357/yr $11,947 High Very Large
292 openings/yr
Allied Health Professions
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
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60 $57,367/yr $12,048 Moderate Very Large
124 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 Southside College of Health Sciences 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.