State Fair Community College

Sedalia, MO · Public · 2,475 students · Visit Website

State Fair Community College offers hands-on training in programs like nursing, allied health, industrial equipment maintenance, precision machining, and welding. Many programs, particularly in health sciences, incorporate on-campus labs and clinical internships to provide practical experience. The college also features a Career and Technology Center (CTC) that offers technical programs with pathways to employment, advanced training, or apprenticeships.

Programs Analyzed

5

Avg Grad Earnings

$39,670/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

66/100

Tuition (In-State)

$4,104/yr
Out-of-state: $7,248/yr

All Programs at State Fair Community College

5 trade programs at State Fair 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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82 $61,389/yr $16,500 77.0x High Very Large
292 openings/yr
Health Administration
Health and Medical Administrative Services
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73 $31,497/yr 75.7x High Very Large
729 openings/yr
Allied Health Professions
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
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67 $52,138/yr $18,990 65.0x Moderate Very Large
124 openings/yr
Business Administration
Business Administration, Management and Operations
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66 $26,944/yr 47.2x High Very Large
1,753 openings/yr
Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
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44 $26,386/yr $9,000 43.4x 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 5 trade and vocational programs at State Fair 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.