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
20
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
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79 $64,461/yr Moderate 51.4x
IT Management
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70 $41,575/yr Exposed 48.0x
Business Administration
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69 $37,385/yr Moderate 30.8x
Agricultural Business
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66 $40,835/yr Moderate 33.1x
Vehicle Repair Technology
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65 $44,896/yr AI-Proof 44.5x
Allied Health Professions
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64 $52,364/yr Resilient 48.0x
Horticulture
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64 $35,900/yr Resilient 33.1x
Health Administration
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62 $33,009/yr Moderate 26.6x
Agricultural Mechanization
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61 $54,829/yr Resilient 50.6x
Precision Metalworking
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61 $48,114/yr AI-Proof 45.7x
Medical Assisting
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61 $30,884/yr Resilient 50.6x
Electrical Engineering Technology
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60 $60,210/yr Moderate 44.4x
Electromechanical Technology
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60 $50,387/yr Resilient 60.8x
Computer Programming
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60 $39,216/yr Exposed 51.2x
Medical Assisting
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60 $36,939/yr Resilient 31.6x
Agricultural Production Operations
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58 $42,392/yr Moderate 38.0x
Culinary Arts
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58 $21,391/yr AI-Proof 33.0x
Dental Assisting
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52 $36,885/yr Resilient 32.6x
Design and Applied Arts
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47 $32,116/yr Moderate 25.9x
Liberal Arts & Humanities
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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.