Trade School Scoreboard

Blue Cliff College-Metairie

Private for-profit in Metairie, LA. 11 certificate or associate programs in trades and allied health appear in the federal data, covering medical billing & coding, medical assistant, massage therapy, cosmetology and more.

Programs and outcomes

ProgramCredentialCompleters/yr1-yr earningsMedian debtMonthly payment*
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance TechnologyCertificate–$41,037––
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree–$35,984$29,828$339
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree–$29,447$27,985$318
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate–$27,275$19,140$218
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate108$25,923$14,120$160
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate22$25,464$14,250$162
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificate13$21,750$10,805$123
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate154$21,688$13,822$157
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate–not reported––
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesAssociate degree0not reported––
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate0not 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 $21,688 one year out, 6% below the national median for cosmetology certificate programs ($23,061).
  • Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology (certificate): graduates earned $41,037 one year out, about the same as the national median for HVAC certificate programs ($42,250).
  • Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (certificate): graduates earned $25,464 one year out, 18% below the national median for dental assisting certificate programs ($31,039).
  • Health and Medical Administrative Services (certificate): graduates earned $27,275 one year out, 19% below the national median for medical billing & coding certificate programs ($33,513).

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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.