Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants

87,858 students earn a practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants credential each year across 1,219 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $10,084
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $29,029

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Bachelor's programs — 7 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo CampusGurabo, Puerto Rico25$26,3141 year out$39,380$31,799 2Universal Technology College of Puerto RicoAguadilla, Puerto Rico—$14,9331 year out——3Caribbean University-BayamonBayamon, Puerto Rico7$10,0841 year out$29,029$15,250 4Caribbean University-PoncePonce, Puerto Rico5$10,0841 year out$29,029$15,250 5Caribbean University-CarolinaCarolina, Puerto Rico2$10,0841 year out$29,029$15,250 6Caribbean University-Vega BajaVega Baja, Puerto Rico1$10,0841 year out$29,029$15,250 7Oakwood UniversityHuntsville, Alabama11—1 year out——

Associate programs — 90 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Unitek CollegeFremont, California340$72,3681 year out$109,213$22,848 2Butte CollegeOroville, California27$65,4671 year out—$13,382 3Carrington College-SacramentoSacramento, California94$65,0351 year out$89,259$32,832 4Carrington College-San JoseSan Jose, California4$65,0351 year out$89,259$32,832 5Coastal Alabama Community CollegeBay Minette, Alabama—$63,1251 year out——6Cossatot Community College of the University of ArkansasDe Queen, Arkansas—$62,5011 year out$47,544—7Pacific CollegeCosta Mesa, California86$59,2131 year out—$16,125 8Gurnick Academy of Medical ArtsSan Jose, California98$56,7001 year out—$20,594 9Hennepin Technical CollegeBrooklyn Park, Minnesota17$54,3761 year out$63,918$24,682 10San Joaquin Valley College-BakersfieldBakersfield, California49$51,7441 year out$59,073$20,000 11San Joaquin Valley College-VisaliaVisalia, California25$51,7441 year out$59,073$20,000 12San Joaquin Valley College-Santa MariaSanta Maria, California19$51,7441 year out$59,073$20,000 13San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho MirageRancho Mirage, California12$51,7441 year out$59,073$20,000 14Fortis Institute-ScrantonScranton, Pennsylvania28$51,6031 year out$48,989$26,749 15Arkansas Tech UniversityRussellville, Arkansas32$47,9021 year out$52,338$23,983 16ATA CollegeLouisville, Kentucky44$47,2661 year out$54,464$32,477 17Merced CollegeMerced, California31$47,1141 year out——18Grayson CollegeDenison, Texas—$45,3631 year out—$17,675 19Miller-Motte College-TulsaTulsa, Oklahoma67$45,3011 year out$46,702$21,879 20Miller-Motte College-ChattanoogaChattanooga, Tennessee—$45,3011 year out$46,702$21,879 21North Dakota State College of ScienceWahpeton, North Dakota22$41,9561 year out$59,092$24,385 22Trinity Valley Community CollegeAthens, Texas—$39,3561 year out$42,192$14,250 23Coconino Community CollegeFlagstaff, Arizona41$36,7191 year out$64,848$14,487 24New Age TrainingNew York, New York—$25,0341 year out—$8,127 25Universal Technology College of Puerto RicoAguadilla, Puerto Rico—$16,2361 year out——26Del Mar CollegeCorpus Christi, Texas128—1 year out——27South Louisiana Community CollegeLafayette, Louisiana82—1 year out——28Inter American University of Puerto Rico-GuayamaGuayama, Puerto Rico73—1 year out$28,037$5,500 29Green River CollegeAuburn, Washington71—1 year out——30Bates Technical CollegeTacoma, Washington58—1 year out$70,437—31ATA CollegeTulsa, Oklahoma42—1 year out——32Central Louisiana Technical Community CollegeAlexandria, Louisiana38—1 year out——33Inter American University of Puerto Rico-AguadillaAguadilla, Puerto Rico34—1 year out——34PITC InstituteWyncote, Pennsylvania33—1 year out——35Madera Community CollegeMadera, California32—1 year out——36Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, California30—1 year out——37Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California30—1 year out——38Central Oklahoma CollegeOklahoma City, Oklahoma30—1 year out——39Inter American University of Puerto Rico-AreciboArecibo, Puerto Rico29—1 year out——40Citrus CollegeGlendora, California26—1 year out——41Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California26—1 year out——42SOWELA Technical Community CollegeLake Charles, Louisiana26—1 year out——43Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California25—1 year out——44Mission CollegeSanta Clara, California24—1 year out——45Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, California23—1 year out——46Inter American University of Puerto Rico-BarranquitasBarranquitas, Puerto Rico22—1 year out——47Inter American University of Puerto Rico-MetroSan Juan, Puerto Rico22—1 year out—$18,330 48Northeastern Junior CollegeSterling, Colorado20—1 year out——49Community College of Rhode IslandWarwick, Rhode Island19—1 year out——50Hartnell CollegeSalinas, California18—1 year out——51Dickinson State UniversityDickinson, North Dakota18—1 year out$70,117$18,807 52Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California17—1 year out——53High Desert Medical CollegeLancaster, California16—1 year out——54College of the RedwoodsEureka, California14—1 year out——55Sacramento City CollegeSacramento, California13—1 year out——56Cerro Coso Community CollegeRidgecrest, California12—1 year out——57Inter American University of Puerto Rico-BayamonBayamon, Puerto Rico12—1 year out——58Copper Mountain Community CollegeJoshua Tree, California12—1 year out——59Platt College-Los AngelesAlhambra, California11—1 year out——60Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California10—1 year out——61Quinsigamond Community CollegeWorcester, Massachusetts10—1 year out——62Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California9—1 year out——63Lassen Community CollegeSusanville, California9—1 year out——64Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San GermanSan German, Puerto Rico9—1 year out——65Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport, Pennsylvania8—1 year out—$20,191 66College of the DesertPalm Desert, California6—1 year out——67Bossier Parish Community CollegeBossier City, Louisiana6—1 year out——68Pennsylvania Highlands Community CollegeJohnstown, Pennsylvania5—1 year out——69Pennsylvania Institute of TechnologyMedia, Pennsylvania4—1 year out——70MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California3—1 year out——71Caribbean University-BayamonBayamon, Puerto Rico3—1 year out$26,539$8,000 72Gavilan CollegeGilroy, California2—1 year out——73Saint Paul CollegeSaint Paul, Minnesota2—1 year out——74Sitting Bull CollegeFort Yates, North Dakota2—1 year out——75Caribbean University-PoncePonce, Puerto Rico2—1 year out$26,539$8,000 76Caribbean University-Vega BajaVega Baja, Puerto Rico2—1 year out$26,539$8,000 77College of the SiskiyousWeed, California1—1 year out——78West Shore Community CollegeScottville, Michigan1—1 year out——79Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePerkinston, Mississippi1—1 year out—$16,130 80Sinte Gleska UniversityMission, South Dakota1—1 year out——81Caribbean University-CarolinaCarolina, Puerto Rico1—1 year out$26,539$8,000 82Dakota County Technical CollegeRosemount, Minnesota0—1 year out$56,146—83The University of MontanaMissoula, Montana0—1 year out$67,970—84Guam Community CollegeMangilao, Guam0—1 year out$37,441—85Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo CampusGurabo, Puerto Rico0—1 year out$15,187$8,475 86Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegeFergus Falls, Minnesota——1 year out$64,826—87Northland Community and Technical CollegeThief River Falls, Minnesota——1 year out$55,561—88Flathead Valley Community CollegeKalispell, Montana——1 year out$60,917—89Southern Union State Community CollegeWadley, Alabama——1 year out$60,505—90Eastern Virginia Career CollegeFredericksburg, Virginia——1 year out$69,751—

Certificate programs — top 100 of 1,189 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Harmony Health Care InstituteMerrimack, New Hampshire72$85,9531 year out—$12,685 2Schoolcraft Community College DistrictLivonia, Michigan37$75,1041 year out—$21,575 3Saint Michael College of Allied HealthWashington, District of Columbia22$74,7821 year out—$17,713 4Otero CollegeLa Junta, Colorado51$74,4051 year out—$24,150 5Shawsheen Valley School of Practical NursingBillerica, Massachusetts32$72,2301 year out$70,934$9,397 6Greater Lowell Technical SchoolTyngsboro, Massachusetts66$67,2811 year out$70,326$8,859 7Unitek CollegeSouth San Francisco, California130$66,2211 year out$73,881$17,305 8Unitek CollegeHayward, California87$66,2211 year out$73,881$17,305 9Transitions Career Institute School of NursingCollege Point, New York49$65,9921 year out—$11,750 10Delaware County Technical School-Practical Nursing ProgramBroomall, Pennsylvania39$65,9861 year out—$17,375 11Medical Allied Career CenterSanta Fe Springs, California59$65,3871 year out$63,142$17,130 12Alvin Community CollegeAlvin, Texas107$64,9761 year out—$10,215 13AMG School of NursingBrooklyn, New York101$64,8781 year out—$14,167 14Ambria College of NursingHoffman Estates, Illinois29$64,7121 year out$71,357$11,878 15Morgan Community CollegeFort Morgan, Colorado86$64,0661 year out$38,802$11,750 16Verve CollegeOak Brook, Illinois62$63,5931 year out$73,721$14,933 17Chattahoochee Valley Community CollegePhenix City, Alabama49$63,3351 year out—$9,875 18Hartnell CollegeSalinas, California40$63,3211 year out——19Gogebic Community CollegeIronwood, Michigan23$62,7991 year out$62,301$14,000 20Mount Wachusett Community CollegeGardner, Massachusetts21$62,7201 year out$71,531$14,435 21Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of NursingEnglewood Cliffs, New Jersey8$62,6841 year out$58,227$18,224 22Southeastern Technical InstituteSouth Easton, Massachusetts15$62,4821 year out$65,405$14,499 23Healthcare Training InstituteKenner, Louisiana47$62,4701 year out$27,011$31,500 24Essex County CollegeNewark, New Jersey11$62,4481 year out——25North-West College-Van NuysVan Nuys, California42$62,3561 year out$55,941$18,845 26MCVSDFreehold, New Jersey12$62,1241 year out—$10,168 27Unitek CollegeFremont, California860$61,8381 year out$79,182$17,305 28Bismarck State CollegeBismarck, North Dakota38$61,6291 year out—$18,297 29Piedmont Virginia Community CollegeCharlottesville, Virginia12$61,5661 year out——30Wor-Wic Community CollegeSalisbury, Maryland61$61,2981 year out$64,747$12,725 31Muskegon Community CollegeMuskegon, Michigan68$60,9951 year out—$15,601 32Concorde Career College-San DiegoSan Diego, California111$60,9791 year out$59,552$17,179 33Dakota College at BottineauBottineau, North Dakota41$60,9691 year out—$17,648 34Carrington College-SacramentoSacramento, California94$60,7781 year out$71,283$17,375 35Carrington College-San JoseSan Jose, California34$60,7781 year out$71,283$17,375 36GateWay Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona403$60,6201 year out$58,899$12,898 37GateWay Community College-Central CityPhoenix, Arizona0$60,6201 year out$58,899$12,898 38Charles A Jones Career and Education CenterSacramento, California67$60,2821 year out—$9,498 39American Career College-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California288$60,2811 year out$59,430$17,317 40American Career College-AnaheimAnaheim, California270$60,2811 year out$59,430$17,317 41Rockland County BOCES-Practical Nursing ProgramWest Nyack, New York36$60,1141 year out$66,459$11,600 42North Central Missouri CollegeTrenton, Missouri79$59,8891 year out—$15,750 43Glendale Career CollegeGlendale, California39$59,1401 year out$57,591$18,075 44North-West College-San DiegoSan Diego, California0$59,1401 year out$57,591$18,075 45The Chicago School-College of NursingRichardson, Texas33$59,0391 year out$61,468$20,324 46The Chicago School at Los AngelesLos Angeles, California—$59,0391 year out$61,468$20,324 47Eastwick College-HackensackHackensack, New Jersey69$58,9861 year out$67,362$23,565 48Marian Health Careers Center-Los Angeles CampusLos Angeles, California90$58,7261 year out$62,139$12,333 49Marian Health Careers Center-Van Nuys CampusVan Nuys, California39$58,7261 year out$62,139$12,333 50Howard Community CollegeColumbia, Maryland21$58,7041 year out—$23,608 51Universal Training InstitutePerth Amboy, New Jersey46$58,5351 year out—$12,953 52Institute of TechnologySalem, Oregon104$58,5181 year out$57,568$16,154 53UCNJ Union College of Union County New JerseyCranford, New Jersey42$57,9571 year out$63,315$20,246 54Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville, Florida40$57,5791 year out—$19,000 55Stanbridge UniversityIrvine, California235$57,3591 year out$60,096$20,000 56Concorde Career College-AuroraAurora, Colorado112$57,3391 year out$60,760$17,268 57Concorde Career College-DallasDallas, Texas35$57,3391 year out$60,760$17,268 58Greenfield Community CollegeGreenfield, Massachusetts22$56,6581 year out$59,062$12,123 59Concorde Career College-North HollywoodNorth Hollywood, California132$56,4441 year out$64,854$19,905 60Standard Healthcare Services-College of NursingFalls Church, Virginia224$56,3551 year out$71,329$14,750 61Eastern Center for Arts and TechnologyWillow Grove, Pennsylvania65$56,2611 year out$53,814$15,026 62CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeLong Island City, New York32$56,2301 year out$68,475$12,256 63Veeb Nassau County School of Practical NursingHicksville, New York319$56,1421 year out$56,890$12,406 64Career Development Institute IncLos Angeles, California104$56,0991 year out$60,677$16,873 65Illinois Eastern Community CollegesOlney, Illinois97$56,0081 year out—$7,500 66Jersey CollegeTeterboro, New Jersey336$55,9501 year out$65,939$18,397 67Porter & Chester InstituteBridgeport, Connecticut128$55,8371 year out$56,166$22,444 68CAAN Academy of NursingMatteson, Illinois25$55,8221 year out—$22,398 69Illinois Central CollegeEast Peoria, Illinois97$55,6041 year out—$12,700 70Institute of TechnologyClovis, California306$55,5991 year out$54,913$16,719 71Smith Chason CollegeLos Angeles, California147$55,4881 year out$59,731$18,015 72Mildred Elley School-Albany CampusAlbany, New York62$55,4241 year out$54,522$24,459 73Mildred Elley-New York CampusNew York, New York44$55,4241 year out$54,522$24,459 74Mineral Area CollegePark Hills, Missouri20$55,3891 year out$58,373$10,500 75Diman Regional Technical InstituteFall River, Massachusetts31$55,3411 year out$60,615$10,182 76North Shore Community CollegeDanvers, Massachusetts24$55,3361 year out$70,986$13,119 77Davenport UniversityGrand Rapids, Michigan11$55,2491 year out$62,517$34,520 78North Idaho CollegeCoeur d'Alene, Idaho14$55,1841 year out—$16,250 79Western Suffolk BOCESNorthport, New York12$55,1501 year out$52,869$14,750 80PITC InstituteWyncote, Pennsylvania—$54,9591 year out$63,176$20,241 81MDT College of Health SciencesChicago, Illinois88$54,8941 year out$64,733$26,250 82Charles H McCann Technical SchoolNorth Adams, Massachusetts21$54,8021 year out——83Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania12$54,6691 year out$49,256$21,000 84Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeErie, Pennsylvania1$54,6691 year out$49,256$21,000 85Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonAbington, Pennsylvania1$54,6691 year out$49,256$21,000 86Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ScrantonDunmore, Pennsylvania0$54,6691 year out$49,256$21,000 87Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania—$54,6691 year out$49,256$21,000 88Angelina CollegeLufkin, Texas47$54,6371 year out——89Quinsigamond Community CollegeWorcester, Massachusetts67$54,6291 year out—$19,771 90Concorde Career College-Grand PrairieGrand Prairie, Texas68$54,5571 year out$56,871$23,636 91Lincoln Technical Institute-MoorestownMoorestown, New Jersey261$54,3901 year out$54,521$17,644 92Lincoln Technical Institute-ParamusParamus, New Jersey254$54,3901 year out$54,521$17,644 93Lincoln Technical Institute-LincolnLincoln, Rhode Island177$54,3901 year out$54,521$17,644 94Lincoln Technical Institute-IselinIselin, New Jersey129$54,3901 year out$54,521$17,644 95Gurnick Academy of Medical ArtsSan Jose, California524$54,3591 year out$63,418$17,317 96Shawnee Community CollegeUllin, Illinois56$54,3231 year out—$11,162 97York Technical CollegeRock Hill, South Carolina84$54,2381 year out$57,845$12,434 98Delta CollegeUniversity Center, Michigan20$54,1081 year out$58,950$14,038 99Bucks County Community CollegeNewtown, Pennsylvania0$54,1031 year out$55,754$16,672 100Gwinnett InstituteOrlando, Florida84$54,0721 year out$44,151—

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).