Wayne County Community College District
Wayne County Community College District (WCCCD) offers hands-on training in skilled trades and advanced manufacturing, utilizing current technology for careers in industrial, municipal, and environmental operations. The school's Regional Training Center provides short-term, condensed skill training programs, often delivered at no cost through grants and partnerships. WCCCD works with industry partners like Stellantis, Ford, and GM to develop specialized training in areas such as welding, advanced manufacturing, CNC, pipefitting, diesel mechanics, and HVAC, with a focus on job placement.
Programs Analyzed
Avg Grad Earnings
Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score
Tuition (In-State)
All Programs at Wayne County Community College District
2 trade programs at Wayne 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 |
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Nursing
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87 | $67,080/yr | — |
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Liberal Arts & Humanities
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51 | $30,703/yr | $11,157 |
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 Wayne County Community College District 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.