Suffolk County Community College

Selden, NY · Public · 14,134 students · Visit Website

Suffolk County Community College offers numerous career training programs, including a strong Registered Nursing program with clinical experiences and pathways for LPN-to-RN and RN-to-BSN transfers through partnerships with four-year universities like Stony Brook University. The Automotive Technology program provides hands-on training in a state-of-the-art lab and includes co-op opportunities at Toyota/Lexus dealerships. The college also has an Advanced Manufacturing Training Center offering certificates in areas like CNC Machining and Welding, and provides employer connections through its Career Services department, including job fairs and internship programs.

Programs Analyzed

9

Avg Grad Earnings

$35,666/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

55/100

Tuition (In-State)

$6,440/yr
Out-of-state: $12,080/yr

All Programs at Suffolk County Community College

9 trade programs at Suffolk County 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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84 $78,850/yr $9,000 74.4x High Very Large
292 openings/yr
Business Administration
Business Administration, Management and Operations
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70 $34,816/yr $8,000 40.1x High Very Large
1,753 openings/yr
Vehicle Repair Technology
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies
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66 $42,496/yr 56.1x Low Very Large
214 openings/yr
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice and Corrections
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64 $31,617/yr $7,000 39.4x Moderate Very Large
480 openings/yr
Accounting
Accounting and Related Services
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55 $27,170/yr $7,500 40.9x Very High Very Large
451 openings/yr
Design
Design and Applied Arts
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42 $24,907/yr $8,906 29.2x High Very Large
101 openings/yr
Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
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41 $26,874/yr $8,000 33.8x Low Medium
13 openings/yr
Audio & Video Technology
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
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39 $30,575/yr 22.9x High Medium
20 openings/yr
Visual & Performing Arts
Visual and Performing Arts, General
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36 $23,694/yr 21.7x High Large
63 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 9 trade and vocational programs at Suffolk County 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.