Colleges

The 1,219 US colleges offering practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants — filter by admissions, cost, outcomes, campus climate and distance to the beach.

Ivy Tech Community College

Public

Indianapolis, Indiana · Large city · 2 mi to Indianapolis

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
41%
Students
58,267
To beach
138 mi
Grads in major
3,131

Miami Dade College

Public

Miami, Florida · Large city · 1 mi to Miami

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$5k
Earnings
$41k
Grad rate
46%
Students
46,182
To beach
< 1 mi
Grads in major
0

Lone Star College System

Public

The Woodlands, Texas · Midsize city · 30 mi to Houston

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$42k
Grad rate
21%
Students
45,188
To beach
40 mi
Grads in major
48

Dallas College

Public

Dallas, Texas · Large city · 1 mi to Dallas

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$3k
Earnings
$42k
Grad rate
32%
Students
43,869
To beach
232 mi
Grads in major
102

Tarrant County College District

Public

Fort Worth, Texas · Large city · < 1 mi to Fort Worth

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$4k
Earnings
$43k
Grad rate
34%
Students
42,300
To beach
248 mi
Grads in major
21

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

Public

University Park, Pennsylvania · Small city · 63 mi to Harrisburg

Admission
61%
SAT
1337
Net price
$33k
Earnings
$63k
Grad rate
86%
Students
42,284
To beach
124 mi
Grads in major
—

Houston City College

Public

Houston, Texas · Large city · 1 mi to Houston

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
17%
Students
40,503
To beach
19 mi
Grads in major
53

Austin Community College District

Public

Austin, Texas · Large city · 4 mi to Austin

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$43k
Grad rate
20%
Students
30,189
To beach
127 mi
Grads in major
53

NUC University

For-profit

Bayamon, Puerto Rico · Midsize city · 6 mi to San Juan

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$9k
Earnings
$25k
Grad rate
54%
Students
28,918
To beach
4 mi
Grads in major
82

College of Southern Nevada

Public

Las Vegas, Nevada · Large city · 5 mi to Las Vegas

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$38k
Grad rate
19%
Students
27,252
To beach
232 mi
Grads in major
267

Collin County Community College District

Public

McKinney, Texas · Large suburb · 28 mi to Dallas

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$9k
Earnings
$49k
Grad rate
20%
Students
26,449
To beach
254 mi
Grads in major
39

American River College

Public

Sacramento, California · Large suburb · 9 mi to Sacramento

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$8k
Earnings
$40k
Grad rate
37%
Students
25,621
To beach
39 mi
Grads in major
8

El Paso Community College

Public

El Paso, Texas · Large city · 7 mi to El Paso

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$3k
Earnings
$35k
Grad rate
24%
Students
24,214
To beach
366 mi
Grads in major
97

San Jacinto Community College

Public

Pasadena, Texas · Midsize city · 17 mi to Houston

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$43k
Grad rate
30%
Students
22,969
To beach
5 mi
Grads in major
69

Long Beach City College

Public

Long Beach, California · Large city · 16 mi to Los Angeles

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
30%
Students
22,427
To beach
5 mi
Grads in major
59

Palm Beach State College

Public

Lake Worth, Florida · Large suburb · 7 mi to West Palm Beach

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$9k
Earnings
$42k
Grad rate
41%
Students
21,956
To beach
3 mi
Grads in major
57

Pasadena City College

Public

Pasadena, California · Midsize city · 10 mi to Los Angeles

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$4k
Earnings
$44k
Grad rate
48%
Students
21,466
To beach
23 mi
Grads in major
14

Utah State University

Public

Logan, Utah · Small city · 68 mi to Salt Lake City

Admission
92%
SAT
1187
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$54k
Grad rate
59%
Students
20,272
To beach
572 mi
Grads in major
29

Wake Technical Community College

Public

Raleigh, North Carolina · Large suburb · 10 mi to Raleigh

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$9k
Earnings
$42k
Grad rate
33%
Students
19,675
To beach
93 mi
Grads in major
16

Florida State College at Jacksonville

Public

Jacksonville, Florida · Large city · < 1 mi to Jacksonville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$4k
Earnings
$42k
Grad rate
37%
Students
19,648
To beach
16 mi
Grads in major
40

Southwestern College

Public

Chula Vista, California · Large city · 11 mi to San Diego

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$40k
Grad rate
36%
Students
18,614
To beach
6 mi
Grads in major
147

Riverside City College

Public

Riverside, California · Large city · 1 mi to Riverside

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$8k
Earnings
$41k
Grad rate
37%
Students
18,346
To beach
38 mi
Grads in major
207

Salt Lake Community College

Public

Salt Lake City, Utah · Large suburb · 7 mi to Salt Lake City

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$10k
Earnings
$48k
Grad rate
29%
Students
18,136
To beach
540 mi
Grads in major
40

Chaffey College

Public

Rancho Cucamonga, California · Large suburb · 16 mi to Riverside

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$43k
Grad rate
36%
Students
18,132
To beach
41 mi
Grads in major
26

Sacramento City College

Public

Sacramento, California · Large city · 3 mi to Sacramento

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$42k
Grad rate
33%
Students
17,657
To beach
29 mi
Grads in major
32

Columbus State Community College

Public

Columbus, Ohio · Large city · 1 mi to Columbus

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$8k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
28%
Students
17,549
To beach
101 mi
Grads in major
408

City College of San Francisco

Public

San Francisco, California · Large city · 4 mi to San Francisco

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
40%
Students
17,348
To beach
3 mi
Grads in major
22

Bakersfield College

Public

Bakersfield, California · Large city · 4 mi to Bakersfield

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
21%
Students
17,280
To beach
76 mi
Grads in major
26

College of DuPage

Public

Glen Ellyn, Illinois · Large suburb · 23 mi to Chicago

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$47k
Grad rate
25%
Students
16,114
To beach
23 mi
Grads in major
351

South Texas College

Public

McAllen, Texas · Midsize city · 2 mi to McAllen

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$2k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
27%
Students
15,856
To beach
52 mi
Grads in major
200

College of the Canyons

Public

Santa Clarita, California · Large suburb · 31 mi to Los Angeles

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$4k
Earnings
$49k
Grad rate
45%
Students
15,832
To beach
25 mi
Grads in major
2

Rio Hondo College

Public

Whittier, California · Fringe rural · 12 mi to Los Angeles

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$45k
Grad rate
25%
Students
15,684
To beach
19 mi
Grads in major
15

Blinn College District

Public

Brenham, Texas · Distant town · 68 mi to Houston

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
11%
Students
15,535
To beach
86 mi
Grads in major
38

Central New Mexico Community College

Public

Albuquerque, New Mexico · Large city · 1 mi to Albuquerque

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$5k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
31%
Students
15,203
To beach
459 mi
Grads in major
142

Modesto Junior College

Public

Modesto, California · Midsize city · 26 mi to Stockton

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$3k
Earnings
$42k
Grad rate
30%
Students
15,109
To beach
34 mi
Grads in major
1

Santa Rosa Junior College

Public

Santa Rosa, California · Midsize city · 50 mi to San Francisco

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$47k
Grad rate
37%
Students
15,080
To beach
19 mi
Grads in major
72

Central Piedmont Community College

Public

Charlotte, North Carolina · Large city · 1 mi to Charlotte

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$3k
Earnings
$38k
Grad rate
31%
Students
15,067
To beach
153 mi
Grads in major
11

Mesa Community College

Public

Mesa, Arizona · Large city · 12 mi to Phoenix

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$44k
Grad rate
16%
Students
14,460
To beach
166 mi
Grads in major
305

Pima Community College

Public

Tucson, Arizona · Large city · 5 mi to Tucson

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$3k
Earnings
$40k
Grad rate
28%
Students
14,242
To beach
147 mi
Grads in major
48

Suffolk County Community College

Public

Selden, New York · Large suburb · 32 mi to New Haven

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$5k
Earnings
$50k
Grad rate
29%
Students
14,218
To beach
7 mi
Grads in major
83

Community College of Baltimore County

Public

Baltimore, Maryland · Large suburb · 8 mi to Baltimore

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$10k
Earnings
$44k
Grad rate
19%
Students
13,872
To beach
3 mi
Grads in major
63

Cuyahoga Community College District

Public

Cleveland, Ohio · Large city · 1 mi to Cleveland

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$4k
Earnings
$36k
Grad rate
31%
Students
13,382
To beach
2 mi
Grads in major
210

Sinclair Community College

Public

Dayton, Ohio · Midsize city · < 1 mi to Dayton

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$38k
Grad rate
41%
Students
13,308
To beach
132 mi
Grads in major
214

St Philip's College

Public

San Antonio, Texas · Large city · 3 mi to San Antonio

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$4k
Earnings
$38k
Grad rate
28%
Students
12,914
To beach
116 mi
Grads in major
67

ECPI University

For-profit

Virginia Beach, Virginia · Large city · 6 mi to Norfolk

Admission
75%
SAT
—
Net price
$23k
Earnings
$43k
Grad rate
42%
Students
12,090
To beach
6 mi
Grads in major
676

Tidewater Community College

Public

Norfolk, Virginia · Midsize city · < 1 mi to Norfolk

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$38k
Grad rate
32%
Students
12,082
To beach
< 1 mi
Grads in major
8

Milwaukee Area Technical College

Public

Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Large city · 1 mi to Milwaukee

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$9k
Earnings
$41k
Grad rate
25%
Students
12,024
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
278

Glendale Community College

Public

Glendale, Arizona · Large suburb · 11 mi to Phoenix

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$43k
Grad rate
16%
Students
11,975
To beach
166 mi
Grads in major
220

Indian River State College

Public

Fort Pierce, Florida · Large suburb · 52 mi to West Palm Beach

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$4k
Earnings
$38k
Grad rate
45%
Students
11,822
To beach
3 mi
Grads in major
134

Delgado Community College

Public

New Orleans, Louisiana · Large city · 3 mi to New Orleans

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$10k
Earnings
$33k
Grad rate
24%
Students
11,668
To beach
3 mi
Grads in major
93

College of the Sequoias

Public

Visalia, California · Midsize city · 39 mi to Fresno

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$480
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
39%
Students
11,562
To beach
107 mi
Grads in major
81

Antelope Valley Community College District

Public

Lancaster, California · Large suburb · 43 mi to Los Angeles

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$4k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
34%
Students
11,534
To beach
49 mi
Grads in major
17

Front Range Community College

Public

Westminster, Colorado · Large suburb · 11 mi to Denver

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
35%
Students
11,476
To beach
752 mi
Grads in major
127

Johnson County Community College

Public

Overland Park, Kansas · Midsize city · 15 mi to Kansas City

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$45k
Grad rate
31%
Students
11,332
To beach
425 mi
Grads in major
500

CUNY LaGuardia Community College

Public

Long Island City, New York · Large city · 4 mi to New York

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$42k
Grad rate
24%
Students
11,254
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
32

Community College of Rhode Island

Public

Warwick, Rhode Island · Small city · 8 mi to Providence

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$43k
Grad rate
26%
Students
11,171
To beach
3 mi
Grads in major
39

Santa Fe College

Public

Gainesville, Florida · Midsize suburb · 7 mi to Gainesville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$42k
Grad rate
53%
Students
11,122
To beach
41 mi
Grads in major
8

Tallahassee State College

Public

Tallahassee, Florida · Midsize city · 3 mi to Tallahassee

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$8k
Earnings
$38k
Grad rate
38%
Students
11,053
To beach
24 mi
Grads in major
7

Delaware Technical Community College-Terry

Public

Dover, Delaware · Small city · 56 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$41k
Grad rate
22%
Students
10,867
To beach
9 mi
Grads in major
46

Grand Rapids Community College

Public

Grand Rapids, Michigan · Midsize city · < 1 mi to Grand Rapids

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$9k
Earnings
$38k
Grad rate
21%
Students
10,698
To beach
28 mi
Grads in major
51

Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City

Public

Kansas City, Missouri · Large city · 2 mi to Kansas City

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$8k
Earnings
$41k
Grad rate
34%
Students
10,649
To beach
414 mi
Grads in major
10

Trident Technical College

Public

Charleston, South Carolina · Midsize city · 12 mi to Charleston

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$1k
Earnings
$38k
Grad rate
30%
Students
10,512
To beach
7 mi
Grads in major
28

Eastern Florida State College

Public

Melbourne, Florida · Small city · 50 mi to Orlando

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
52%
Students
10,490
To beach
2 mi
Grads in major
86

Des Moines Area Community College

Public

Ankeny, Iowa · Large suburb · 8 mi to Des Moines

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$41k
Grad rate
39%
Students
10,446
To beach
300 mi
Grads in major
1,216

MiraCosta College

Public

Oceanside, California · Large suburb · 34 mi to San Diego

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$44k
Grad rate
41%
Students
10,278
To beach
4 mi
Grads in major
20

College of the Desert

Public

Palm Desert, California · Small city · 59 mi to Riverside

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
31%
Students
10,207
To beach
68 mi
Grads in major
6

Daytona State College

Public

Daytona Beach, Florida · Small city · 50 mi to Orlando

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
43%
Students
10,176
To beach
3 mi
Grads in major
39

Madison Area Technical College

Public

Madison, Wisconsin · Large city · 5 mi to Madison

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$45k
Grad rate
29%
Students
10,073
To beach
72 mi
Grads in major
465

Merced College

Public

Merced, California · Small city · 56 mi to Fresno

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$5k
Earnings
$38k
Grad rate
36%
Students
10,001
To beach
70 mi
Grads in major
129

Santa Barbara City College

Public

Santa Barbara, California · Small city · 1 mi to Santa Barbara

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$48k
Grad rate
34%
Students
9,889
To beach
< 1 mi
Grads in major
51

Cape Fear Community College

Public

Wilmington, North Carolina · Midsize city · 1 mi to Wilmington

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$10k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
34%
Students
9,764
To beach
3 mi
Grads in major
27

South Florida Institute of Technology

For-profit

Miami, Florida · Large city · 3 mi to Miami

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$32k
Earnings
$29k
Grad rate
83%
Students
9,747
To beach
3 mi
Grads in major
212

Pikes Peak State College

Public

Colorado Springs, Colorado · Large suburb · 5 mi to Colorado Springs

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$41k
Grad rate
21%
Students
9,595
To beach
702 mi
Grads in major
258

Harrisburg Area Community College

Public

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania · Small city · 2 mi to Harrisburg

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$42k
Grad rate
21%
Students
9,533
To beach
66 mi
Grads in major
96

Del Mar College

Public

Corpus Christi, Texas · Large city · 3 mi to Corpus Christi

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$3k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
11%
Students
9,501
To beach
2 mi
Grads in major
137

Fayetteville Technical Community College

Public

Fayetteville, North Carolina · Midsize city · 52 mi to Raleigh

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$4k
Earnings
$32k
Grad rate
24%
Students
9,471
To beach
82 mi
Grads in major
64

Hartnell College

Public

Salinas, California · Midsize city · 47 mi to San Jose

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$2k
Earnings
$44k
Grad rate
40%
Students
9,453
To beach
6 mi
Grads in major
58

Texas State Technical College

Public

Waco, Texas · Midsize city · 7 mi to Waco

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
46%
Students
9,437
To beach
178 mi
Grads in major
31

College of Lake County

Public

Grayslake, Illinois · Large suburb · 38 mi to Chicago

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$8k
Earnings
$43k
Grad rate
37%
Students
9,420
To beach
10 mi
Grads in major
489

William Rainey Harper College

Public

Palatine, Illinois · Large suburb · 27 mi to Chicago

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$48k
Grad rate
48%
Students
9,313
To beach
16 mi
Grads in major
589

Joliet Junior College

Public

Joliet, Illinois · Large suburb · 39 mi to Chicago

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$2k
Earnings
$43k
Grad rate
21%
Students
9,306
To beach
37 mi
Grads in major
292

Guilford Technical Community College

Public

Jamestown, North Carolina · Large suburb · 9 mi to Greensboro

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$34k
Grad rate
31%
Students
9,260
To beach
164 mi
Grads in major
0

Tyler Junior College

Public

Tyler, Texas · Midsize city · 90 mi to Shreveport

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$10k
Earnings
$38k
Grad rate
27%
Students
9,087
To beach
179 mi
Grads in major
85

Anne Arundel Community College

Public

Arnold, Maryland · Large suburb · 17 mi to Baltimore

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
31%
Students
8,997
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
23

Ultimate Medical Academy

Private

Clearwater, Florida · Midsize city · 20 mi to Tampa

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$20k
Earnings
$29k
Grad rate
55%
Students
8,932
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
48

Butte College

Public

Oroville, California · Distant rural · 74 mi to Sacramento

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$42k
Grad rate
45%
Students
8,890
To beach
104 mi
Grads in major
154

Prince George's Community College

Public

Largo, Maryland · Large suburb · 11 mi to Washington

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$9k
Earnings
$48k
Grad rate
18%
Students
8,815
To beach
11 mi
Grads in major
2

Metropolitan Community College Area

Public

Omaha, Nebraska · Large city · 4 mi to Omaha

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$5k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
29%
Students
8,775
To beach
421 mi
Grads in major
66

South College

For-profit

Knoxville, Tennessee · Midsize city · 3 mi to Knoxville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
42%
Students
8,745
To beach
296 mi
Grads in major
181

Gwinnett Technical College

Public

Lawrenceville, Georgia · Large suburb · 24 mi to Atlanta

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$45k
Grad rate
32%
Students
8,728
To beach
210 mi
Grads in major
18

Chattahoochee Technical College

Public

Marietta, Georgia · Large suburb · 16 mi to Atlanta

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$3k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
38%
Students
8,727
To beach
234 mi
Grads in major
155

Henry Ford College

Public

Dearborn, Michigan · Midsize city · 10 mi to Detroit

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$660
Earnings
$35k
Grad rate
17%
Students
8,643
To beach
7 mi
Grads in major
92

Rasmussen University-Minnesota

For-profit

St. Cloud, Minnesota · Small city · 60 mi to Minneapolis

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
53%
Students
8,617
To beach
131 mi
Grads in major
87

Bunker Hill Community College

Public

Boston, Massachusetts · Large city · 1 mi to Boston

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$8k
Earnings
$48k
Grad rate
13%
Students
8,612
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
1

Phoenix College

Public

Phoenix, Arizona · Large city · 2 mi to Phoenix

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$41k
Grad rate
14%
Students
8,555
To beach
165 mi
Grads in major
20

Utah Tech University

Public

Saint George, Utah · Midsize city · 108 mi to Las Vegas

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$45k
Grad rate
38%
Students
8,552
To beach
342 mi
Grads in major
185