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Houston Community College

Houston, TX · Public · Visit Website

Programs Analyzed

Avg Grad Earnings

$40,364/yr

Avg TradeSchoolWorth Score

69/100

Tuition (In-State)

$2,040/yr

Out-of-state: $5,460/yr

All Programs at Houston Community College

29 trade programs ranked by TradeSchoolWorth Score. Click any program for full earnings projections and AI-proof analysis.

Program	Score	Earnings	AI-Proof	ROI
Criminal Justice and Corrections Compare across schools	90	$56,454/yr	Resilient	278.3x
Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Compare across schools	89	$66,743/yr	Moderate	248.7x
Business Administration Compare across schools	80	$34,732/yr	Moderate	111.8x
Allied Health Diagnostic Compare across schools	79	$64,648/yr	Resilient	376.2x
Allied Health Diagnostic Compare across schools	78	$67,098/yr	Resilient	199.8x
Business Operations Support Compare across schools	78	$37,482/yr	Exposed	171.8x
Computer Systems Networking Compare across schools	77	$42,875/yr	Exposed	104.1x
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Compare across schools	77	$42,459/yr	Resilient	136.4x
Accounting and Related Services Compare across schools	77	$34,667/yr	Exposed	168.9x
Dental Support Services Compare across schools	75	$56,005/yr	Resilient	158.0x
Fire Protection Compare across schools	75	$39,283/yr	Resilient	252.0x
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Compare across schools	75	$35,469/yr	Resilient	184.5x
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies Compare across schools	74	$37,377/yr	AI-Proof	182.2x
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies Compare across schools	72	$39,835/yr	AI-Proof	96.6x
Accounting and Related Services Compare across schools	72	$34,447/yr	Exposed	97.7x
Engineering Science Compare across schools	71	$61,518/yr	Moderate	178.5x
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians Compare across schools	71	$60,612/yr	Resilient	153.9x
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research Compare across schools	71	$48,172/yr	Resilient	117.1x
Business Operations Support Compare across schools	71	$35,300/yr	Exposed	104.3x
Culinary Arts and Related Services Compare across schools	71	$26,419/yr	AI-Proof	54.2x
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians Compare across schools	64	$47,146/yr	Resilient	108.9x
Design Engineering Technologies Compare across schools	62	$45,548/yr	Moderate	133.8x
Precision Metal Working Compare across schools	61	$27,696/yr	AI-Proof	190.2x
Heating & Air Conditioning Compare across schools	57	$26,250/yr	AI-Proof	127.7x
Liberal Arts and Sciences Compare across schools	55	$29,423/yr	AI-Proof	111.4x
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Compare across schools	54	$16,777/yr	Resilient	81.4x
Biology, General Compare across schools	52	$24,621/yr	Moderate	59.3x
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Compare across schools	47	$15,372/yr	Resilient	52.5x
Graphic Communications Compare across schools	32	$16,155/yr	Moderate	95.1x

About This Data

TradeSchoolWorth analyzes 29 trade and vocational programs at Houston Community College using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI resilience research from OpenAI and academic institutions.

The TradeSchoolWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each program page includes three scenarios (strong growth, base case, conservative) showing 10-year earnings projections.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2026.