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North Dakota Trades and Careers Degrees

Trades and Careers Degrees: North Dakota Career Colleges

Looking for accredited career colleges, technical schools, and universities in North Dakota offering Trades and Careers degrees.

Trade schools prepare students for jobs in construction, electricians, carpenters as well as mechanics.

Thanks to the rise of online colleges, the lines between extremely prestigious universities and second or third tier universities are beginning to blur. These days, more and more people are earning powerful degrees from distance learning universities from all over the world. In this area, North Dakota has been making huge strides. Just 10 or 15 years ago, colleges in the "Rough Rider State" had a difficult time competing with rivals from other states. Because of online colleges however, this is no longer the case. North Dakota is quick climbing up the ranks, and may some day overtake more established contenders.

Career Colleges: North Dakota Trades and Careers Programs

Tech is the future: degrees in engineering and technical trades

It sure seems like the future will belong to professionals with a strong educational background in booming, recession-resistant fields, such as medicine, technology and engineering. The latter is a broad industry that includes professionals such as nuclear engineers, drafters, electromechanical equipment assemblers, surveyors and mechanics.

Traditional career training for engineers usually includes a bachelor's degree in a discipline, such as civil, environmental, mechanical electrical or computer engineering. Many colleges also offer related minors and majors in military science, aeronautics and aerospace studies.

At four-year colleges, students usually take classes, such as:

• electronics
• computers
• circuits
• electromagnetic fields
• power systems
• controls, communications and signal processing
• solid state materials and devices

From entry-level throughout a career, earnings for engineers are some of the best on the market.

Show me the money: earnings for graduates of trade schools and engineering colleges

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the following professions earned the following mean annual wages, as of April 2011:

• $82,280 for civil engineers
• $83,160 for environmental engineers
• $82,480 for mechanical engineers
• $101,600 for computer engineers

If a four-year degree sounds like too much of a commitment, trade schools can offer quicker entry into the field, albeit at a different professional level. With approximately two years of education, highly skilled tradesmen and women can earn handsome salaries in fields that include aircraft mechanics, automotive technology and surveying.

According to the BLS, in April 2011, these trade technicians earned the following mean, annual wages:

• electro-mechanical technicians, $51,160
• avionics technicians, $52,050
• motorcycle mechanics, $33,950
• industrial machinery mechanics, $47,100
• medical equipment repairers, $46,380

Whether you're good with your hands, good with numbers or both, a career or craft that involves the manufacture, operations or systematization of one of the many machines that make up modern life can offer a promising future earnings. Get going with your goals today!

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