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Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA · Public · Visit Website

Programs Analyzed

Avg Grad Earnings

$41,681/yr

Avg TradeSchoolWorth Score

61/100

Tuition (In-State)

$5,980/yr

Out-of-state: $7,968/yr

All Programs at Kirkwood Community College

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

Program	Score	Earnings	AI-Proof	ROI
Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Compare across schools	79	$64,461/yr	Moderate	51.4x
Business Administration Compare across schools	69	$37,385/yr	Moderate	30.8x
Computer/Information Technology Administration Compare across schools	68	$41,575/yr	Exposed	48.0x
Agricultural Business and Management Compare across schools	67	$40,835/yr	Moderate	33.1x
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies Compare across schools	65	$44,896/yr	AI-Proof	44.5x
Allied Health Diagnostic Compare across schools	64	$52,364/yr	Resilient	48.0x
Applied Horticulture Compare across schools	64	$35,900/yr	Resilient	33.1x
Health and Medical Administrative Services Compare across schools	63	$33,009/yr	Moderate	26.6x
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Compare across schools	63	$30,884/yr	Resilient	50.6x
Agricultural Mechanization Compare across schools	62	$54,829/yr	Resilient	50.6x
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Compare across schools	61	$36,939/yr	Resilient	31.6x
Precision Metal Working Compare across schools	60	$48,114/yr	AI-Proof	45.7x
Electrical Engineering Technologies Compare across schools	59	$60,210/yr	Moderate	44.4x
Electromechanical Instrumentation Compare across schools	59	$50,387/yr	Resilient	60.8x
Agricultural Production Operations Compare across schools	58	$42,392/yr	Moderate	38.0x
Culinary Arts and Related Services Compare across schools	58	$21,391/yr	AI-Proof	33.0x
Computer Programming Compare across schools	57	$39,216/yr	Exposed	51.2x
Dental Support Services Compare across schools	53	$36,885/yr	Resilient	32.6x
Design and Applied Arts Compare across schools	48	$32,116/yr	Moderate	25.9x
Liberal Arts and Sciences Compare across schools	44	$29,838/yr	AI-Proof	35.4x

About This Data

TradeSchoolWorth analyzes 20 trade and vocational programs at Kirkwood 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.