Southwest Technical College
Southwest Technical College in Cedar City, UT, offers hands-on, competency-based training designed with input from industry partners. The college provides certificate programs in high-demand fields such as Precision Metal Working, Welding & Fabrication, Industrial Maintenance & Automation, and various health professions. Many programs, including Electrical and Plumbing, offer apprenticeship pathways and evening classes for working students.
Programs Analyzed
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All Programs at Southwest Technical College
1 trade program at Southwest 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 UT → |
51 | $35,838/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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Apprenticeship Pathways in Utah
Earn-while-you-learn alternatives in Utah. Registered apprenticeships skip tuition and pay you during training, though training periods are typically longer.
Trade Schools Near Cedar City
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About This Data
TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 1 trade and vocational programs at Southwest Technical 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.