Certificate Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Programs with the Highest First-Year Earnings

Certificate Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Programs with the Highest First-Year Earnings, ranked by median first-year earnings. College Scorecard field-of-study data for this credential only. Earnings are measured after completion among federally aided completers working and not enrolled. Suppressed values are excluded. Debt and earnings can describe different cohorts. Only Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants programs at the stated credential level are included; no institution-wide earnings are substituted. This page lists all 666 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1Harmony Health Care InstituteMerrimack, New Hampshire$85,95384%—$43k—87%15332 mi 2Schoolcraft Community College DistrictLivonia, Michigan$75,104——$2k$43k18%7,51119 mi 3Saint Michael College of Allied HealthWashington, District of Columbia$74,78275%—$39k—83%1363 mi 4Otero CollegeLa Junta, Colorado$74,405——$11k$39k38%619716 mi 5Shawsheen Valley School of Practical NursingBillerica, Massachusetts$72,230——$35k—80%3715 mi 6Greater Lowell Technical SchoolTyngsboro, Massachusetts$67,28175%—$19k—100%8026 mi 7Unitek CollegeHayward, California$66,221——$19k$88k63%2842 mi 8Unitek CollegeSouth San Francisco, California$66,221——$24k$88k73%1912 mi 9Transitions Career Institute School of NursingCollege Point, New York$65,992——$42k—79%186< 1 mi 10Delaware County Technical School-Practical Nursing ProgramBroomall, Pennsylvania$65,986100%—$22k$55k70%489 mi 11Medical Allied Career CenterSanta Fe Springs, California$65,387——$34k—81%4812 mi 12Alvin Community CollegeAlvin, Texas$64,976——$9k$46k24%3,34214 mi 13AMG School of NursingBrooklyn, New York$64,878——$35k—79%552< 1 mi 14Ambria College of NursingHoffman Estates, Illinois$64,712———$67k—12323 mi 15Morgan Community CollegeFort Morgan, Colorado$64,066——$9k$39k45%634736 mi 16Verve CollegeOak Brook, Illinois$63,593—————17619 mi 17Chattahoochee Valley Community CollegePhenix City, Alabama$63,335——$4k$36k36%1,110149 mi 18Hartnell CollegeSalinas, California$63,321——$2k$44k40%9,4536 mi 19Gogebic Community CollegeIronwood, Michigan$62,799——$5k$41k36%51112 mi 20Mount Wachusett Community CollegeGardner, Massachusetts$62,720——$8k$41k24%3,05950 mi 21Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of NursingEnglewood Cliffs, New Jersey$62,68420%——$87k100%178< 1 mi 22Southeastern Technical InstituteSouth Easton, Massachusetts$62,48271%—$7k—74%26015 mi 23Healthcare Training InstituteKenner, Louisiana$62,470——$25k—29%943 mi 24Essex County CollegeNewark, New Jersey$62,448——$4k$37k20%5,8554 mi 25North-West College-Van NuysVan Nuys, California$62,356——$32k$32k60%29412 mi 26MCVSDFreehold, New Jersey$62,124——$24k$45k53%6712 mi 27Unitek CollegeFremont, California$61,838——$25k$80k73%4,9725 mi 28Bismarck State CollegeBismarck, North Dakota$61,629——$10k$54k47%2,839411 mi 29Piedmont Virginia Community CollegeCharlottesville, Virginia$61,566——$6k$41k39%3,04566 mi 30Wor-Wic Community CollegeSalisbury, Maryland$61,298——$9k$37k27%2,16917 mi 31Muskegon Community CollegeMuskegon, Michigan$60,995——$4k$37k28%2,7603 mi 32Concorde Career College-San DiegoSan Diego, California$60,979100%—$25k$39k76%1472 mi 33Dakota College at BottineauBottineau, North Dakota$60,969——$10k$41k48%399412 mi 34Carrington College-SacramentoSacramento, California$60,778——$41k$40k51%2,16833 mi 35Carrington College-San JoseSan Jose, California$60,778——$36k$40k60%64420 mi 36GateWay Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona$60,620——$13k$46k29%4,538166 mi 37GateWay Community College-Central CityPhoenix, Arizona$60,620——$14k$46k55%595163 mi 38Charles A Jones Career and Education CenterSacramento, California$60,282——$17k$41k65%9129 mi 39American Career College-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$60,281——$32k$38k75%2,16812 mi 40American Career College-AnaheimAnaheim, California$60,281——$31k$38k70%1,64411 mi 41Rockland County BOCES-Practical Nursing ProgramWest Nyack, New York$60,114——$36k$69k100%373 mi 42North Central Missouri CollegeTrenton, Missouri$59,889——$14k$41k58%1,286336 mi 43Glendale Career CollegeGlendale, California$59,140——$49k$41k63%89617 mi 44North-West College-San DiegoSan Diego, California$59,140——$47k$41k—6367 mi 45The Chicago School at Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$59,03946%——$57k0%33713 mi 46The Chicago School-College of NursingRichardson, Texas$59,039———$57k25%2245 mi 47Eastwick College-HackensackHackensack, New Jersey$58,986——$30k$40k43%1,1715 mi 48Marian Health Careers Center-Los Angeles CampusLos Angeles, California$58,726——$31k$64k67%15011 mi 49Marian Health Careers Center-Van Nuys CampusVan Nuys, California$58,726——$29k$64k71%9011 mi 50Howard Community CollegeColumbia, Maryland$58,704——$11k$49k24%6,64914 mi 51Universal Training InstitutePerth Amboy, New Jersey$58,535——$46k—58%158< 1 mi 52Institute of TechnologySalem, Oregon$58,518——$37k$38k66%26750 mi 53UCNJ Union College of Union County New JerseyCranford, New Jersey$57,957——$8k$42k35%7,9396 mi 54Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville, Florida$57,579——$4k$42k37%19,64816 mi 55Stanbridge UniversityIrvine, California$57,35910%—$45k$62k62%2,6436 mi 56Concorde Career College-AuroraAurora, Colorado$57,33990%—$17k$42k64%256748 mi 57Concorde Career College-DallasDallas, Texas$57,33990%—$25k$42k60%194241 mi 58Greenfield Community CollegeGreenfield, Massachusetts$56,658——$8k$37k31%1,39582 mi 59Concorde Career College-North HollywoodNorth Hollywood, California$56,444100%—$24k$51k78%15813 mi 60Standard Healthcare Services-College of NursingFalls Church, Virginia$56,35528%—$36k—66%7307 mi 61Eastern Center for Arts and TechnologyWillow Grove, Pennsylvania$56,26181%—$25k$56k100%18011 mi 62CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeLong Island City, New York$56,230——$6k$42k24%11,2541 mi 63Veeb Nassau County School of Practical NursingHicksville, New York$56,142——$40k$62k48%1938 mi 64Career Development Institute IncLos Angeles, California$56,099——$26k$62k79%1726 mi 65Illinois Eastern Community CollegesOlney, Illinois$56,008——$10k$38k63%1,634204 mi 66Jersey CollegeTeterboro, New Jersey$55,95068%1058$53k$66k45%4,4785 mi 67Porter & Chester InstituteBridgeport, Connecticut$55,837——$18k$42k45%1,3732 mi 68CAAN Academy of NursingMatteson, Illinois$55,822—————9618 mi 69Illinois Central CollegeEast Peoria, Illinois$55,604——$13k$37k49%5,052126 mi 70Institute of TechnologyClovis, California$55,599——$23k$35k73%1,377113 mi 71Smith Chason CollegeLos Angeles, California$55,488——$34k$58k72%2,44711 mi 72Mildred Elley-New York CampusNew York, New York$55,424——$25k$39k32%961< 1 mi 73Mildred Elley School-Albany CampusAlbany, New York$55,424——$24k$39k37%36995 mi 74Mineral Area CollegePark Hills, Missouri$55,389——$12k$35k49%1,592309 mi 75Diman Regional Technical InstituteFall River, Massachusetts$55,34139%—$22k—75%17< 1 mi 76North Shore Community CollegeDanvers, Massachusetts$55,336——$9k$45k18%4,3936 mi 77Davenport UniversityGrand Rapids, Michigan$55,24998%—$18k$45k57%3,13435 mi 78North Idaho CollegeCoeur d'Alene, Idaho$55,184——$11k$40k38%2,619251 mi 79Western Suffolk BOCESNorthport, New York$55,150———$50k84%2862 mi 80PITC InstituteWyncote, Pennsylvania$54,959——$28k$58k31%2828 mi 81MDT College of Health SciencesChicago, Illinois$54,89464%—$31k$44k50%5751 mi 82Charles H McCann Technical SchoolNorth Adams, Massachusetts$54,802——$15k—100%4194 mi 83Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania$54,66961%1337$33k$63k86%42,284124 mi 84Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania$54,66991%1248$20k$63k34%7,877124 mi 85Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeErie, Pennsylvania$54,66997%1228$25k$63k44%3,2404 mi 86Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonAbington, Pennsylvania$54,66997%1181$18k$63k20%2,8778 mi 87Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ScrantonDunmore, Pennsylvania$54,66999%1190$18k$63k39%79386 mi 88Angelina CollegeLufkin, Texas$54,637——$8k$37k29%2,370104 mi 89Quinsigamond Community CollegeWorcester, Massachusetts$54,629——$9k$46k22%6,44738 mi 90Concorde Career College-Grand PrairieGrand Prairie, Texas$54,557100%—$31k$41k55%268234 mi 91Lincoln Technical Institute-MoorestownMoorestown, New Jersey$54,390——$39k$32k54%7826 mi 92Lincoln Technical Institute-LincolnLincoln, Rhode Island$54,390——$28k$32k63%6599 mi 93Lincoln Technical Institute-IselinIselin, New Jersey$54,390——$38k$32k54%6383 mi 94Lincoln Technical Institute-ParamusParamus, New Jersey$54,390——$41k$32k70%4956 mi 95Gurnick Academy of Medical ArtsSan Jose, California$54,359——$32k$67k64%3,4219 mi 96Shawnee Community CollegeUllin, Illinois$54,323——$4k$33k60%698314 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data. Program-level earnings describe completers; institution-wide earnings describe former students and can include non-completers. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.