Trade School Scoreboard

College of the Mainland

Public in Texas City, TX. 18 certificate or associate programs in trades and allied health appear in the federal data, covering cosmetology, culinary, Drafting/CAD, fire science and more.

Programs and outcomes

ProgramCredentialCompleters/yr1-yr earningsMedian debtMonthly payment*
Precision Metal WorkingCertificate30$40,955––
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree7$38,841––
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate25$27,866––
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate67$23,112$5,500$63
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesAssociate degree0not reported––
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate–not reported––
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degree–not reported––
Drafting/Design Engineering TechnologyCertificate11not reported––
Drafting/Design Engineering TechnologyAssociate degree4not reported––
Fire ProtectionCertificate36not reported––
Fire ProtectionAssociate degree2not reported––
Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree3not reported––
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree–not reported––
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate6not reported––
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree9not reported––
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate22not reported––
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree–not reported––
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate22not reported$12,464$142

*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 $23,112 one year out, about the same as the national median for cosmetology certificate programs ($23,061).
  • Precision Metal Working (certificate): graduates earned $40,955 one year out, 4% below the national median for welding certificate programs ($42,713).
  • Health and Medical Administrative Services (associate degree): graduates earned $38,841 one year out, 6% above the national median for medical billing & coding associate degree programs ($36,566).
  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (certificate): graduates earned $27,866 one year out, 15% 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.