Summit Academy Opportunities Industrialization Center

Minneapolis, MN · Private nonprofit · 270 students · Visit Website

Summit Academy OIC offers accelerated, 20-week training programs for in-demand careers such as IT, construction, financial services, and healthcare, with a focus on providing marketable skills and industry certifications. The school emphasizes hands-on training, with students building frames for homes and wiring lights in campus facilities. Summit Academy OIC connects graduates with employer partners and offers tuition-free programs to help low-income adults secure living-wage jobs.

Programs Analyzed

4

Avg Grad Earnings

$29,179/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

54/100

All Programs at Summit Academy Opportunities Industrialization Center

4 trade programs at Summit Academy Opportunities, 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
Information Sciences
Computer and Information Sciences, General
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65 $39,833/yr Very High Very Large
338 openings/yr
Health Administration
Health and Medical Administrative Services
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57 $25,571/yr High Very Large
729 openings/yr
Mental Health Services
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
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48 $22,875/yr Moderate Very Large
200 openings/yr
Construction Trades
Construction Trades, General
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44 $28,440/yr Moderate Large
74 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 4 trade and vocational programs at Summit Academy Opportunities Industrialization Center 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.