West Virginia Junior College-United Career Institute
United Career Institute in Irwin, PA, focuses on accelerated healthcare programs, including Practical Nursing and Medical Assisting. The school emphasizes hands-on training through interactive labs, clinical rotations, and externships with local employers. They aim to prepare students for professional certification exams and connect graduates with healthcare employers in the Pittsburgh region.
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All Programs at West Virginia Junior College-United Career Institute
2 trade programs at West Virginia Junior College, 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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Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Compare nationwide → Compare in PA → |
67 | $46,248/yr | $10,830 |
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Health Administration
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56 | $27,387/yr | $7,793 |
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 West Virginia Junior College-United Career Institute 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.