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College of DuPage

Glen Ellyn, IL · Public · Visit Website

Columbia College Chicago focuses on arts and media programs. Students get experience through affiliated centers like the Dance Center and the Museum of Contemporary Photography. Keep in mind this school is not affiliated with Columbia University or other colleges with similar names.

Programs Analyzed

Avg Grad Earnings

$43,025/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

65/100

Tuition (In-State)

$4,320/yr

Out-of-state: $12,510/yr

All Programs at College of DuPage

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

Program	Score	Earnings	AI-Proof	ROI
Health Administration Compare across schools	86	$52,904/yr	Moderate	121.5x
Nursing Compare across schools	84	$69,105/yr	Moderate	79.0x
Accounting Compare across schools	83	$52,724/yr	Exposed	121.0x
Business Administration Compare across schools	79	$46,497/yr	Moderate	52.8x
Allied Health Professions Compare across schools	74	$53,537/yr	Resilient	122.9x
Accounting Compare across schools	74	$47,775/yr	Exposed	54.3x
Medical Assisting Compare across schools	74	$40,196/yr	Resilient	92.0x
Fire Protection Compare across schools	73	$58,160/yr	Resilient	66.3x
Allied Health Professions Compare across schools	71	$62,471/yr	Resilient	71.3x
Dental Assisting Compare across schools	68	$59,215/yr	Resilient	67.5x
Medical Assisting Compare across schools	68	$42,274/yr	Resilient	47.9x
Practical Nursing Compare across schools	68	$31,086/yr	AI-Proof	71.0x
Culinary Arts Compare across schools	63	$26,952/yr	AI-Proof	30.2x
Legal Support Services Compare across schools	61	$40,429/yr	Exposed	92.6x
Criminal Justice Compare across schools	60	$28,749/yr	Resilient	32.3x
Design and Applied Arts Compare across schools	58	$32,133/yr	Moderate	73.4x
Design and Applied Arts Compare across schools	49	$31,463/yr	Moderate	35.4x
Liberal Arts & Humanities Compare across schools	48	$28,678/yr	AI-Proof	64.2x
Library & Archives Compare across schools	46	$31,514/yr	Moderate	71.9x
Biological & Physical Sciences Compare across schools	43	$22,654/yr	Resilient	43.3x
Data Entry & Applications Compare across schools	36	$45,016/yr	Exposed	51.1x

About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 21 trade and vocational programs at College of DuPage 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 TradeSchoolOutlook 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.