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Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA · Public · Visit Website

Kirkwood Community College offers career-focused training in areas like agriculture, construction trades, and healthcare. Students can expect hands-on learning with industry-standard equipment. The college also has partnerships with local employers for apprenticeships and job placement opportunities.

Programs Analyzed

Avg Grad Earnings

$41,681/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook 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 TradeSchoolOutlook Score. Click any program for full earnings projections and AI-proof analysis.

Program	Score	Earnings	AI-Proof	ROI
Nursing Compare across schools	79	$64,461/yr	Moderate	51.4x
IT Management Compare across schools	70	$41,575/yr	Exposed	48.0x
Business Administration Compare across schools	69	$37,385/yr	Moderate	30.8x
Agricultural Business Compare across schools	66	$40,835/yr	Moderate	33.1x
Vehicle Repair Technology Compare across schools	65	$44,896/yr	AI-Proof	44.5x
Allied Health Professions Compare across schools	64	$52,364/yr	Resilient	48.0x
Horticulture Compare across schools	64	$35,900/yr	Resilient	33.1x
Health Administration Compare across schools	62	$33,009/yr	Moderate	26.6x
Agricultural Mechanization Compare across schools	61	$54,829/yr	Resilient	50.6x
Precision Metalworking Compare across schools	61	$48,114/yr	AI-Proof	45.7x
Medical Assisting Compare across schools	61	$30,884/yr	Resilient	50.6x
Electrical Engineering Technology Compare across schools	60	$60,210/yr	Moderate	44.4x
Electromechanical Technology Compare across schools	60	$50,387/yr	Resilient	60.8x
Computer Programming Compare across schools	60	$39,216/yr	Exposed	51.2x
Medical Assisting Compare across schools	60	$36,939/yr	Resilient	31.6x
Agricultural Production Operations Compare across schools	58	$42,392/yr	Moderate	38.0x
Culinary Arts Compare across schools	58	$21,391/yr	AI-Proof	33.0x
Dental Assisting Compare across schools	52	$36,885/yr	Resilient	32.6x
Design and Applied Arts Compare across schools	47	$32,116/yr	Moderate	25.9x
Liberal Arts & Humanities Compare across schools	44	$29,838/yr	AI-Proof	35.4x

About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook 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 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.