Trade School Scoreboard

Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education

Private nonprofit in Lexington, KY. 4 certificate or associate programs in trades and allied health appear in the federal data, covering cosmetology, construction trades, medical assistant, massage therapy.

Programs and outcomes

ProgramCredentialCompleters/yr1-yr earningsMedian debtMonthly payment*
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate4$26,184––
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate63$24,437$11,185$127
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificate28$24,255$11,600$132
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificate–not reported––

*Scorecard's estimated monthly payment on the median debt over 10 years. “Not reported” means the Department suppressed or did not publish the figure.

How it compares

  • Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services (certificate): graduates earned $24,437 one year out, 6% above the national median for cosmetology certificate programs ($23,061).
  • Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection (certificate): graduates earned $24,255 one year out, 34% below the national median for construction trades certificate programs ($36,806).
  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (certificate): graduates earned $26,184 one year out, 20% below the national median for medical assistant certificate programs ($32,792).

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study and Institution files (release dated 10/15/2026). Earnings are median annual earnings of completers working and not enrolled one year after finishing; debt is median federal loan debt of borrowers; both describe past cohorts and small programs are suppressed by the Department. School facts come from the Scorecard Institution file. See our methodology.