Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants programs in Texas
Compare 49 reporting programs using the same federal field and credential definition. Earnings are observed four years after completion.
Highest reported earnings in Texas
Each bar uses the same field, credential, state and earnings year.
1Alvin Community CollegeAlvin · $10,215 federal debt$80,5112Howard CollegeBig Spring · $14,461 federal debt$77,0123Concorde Career College-DallasDallas · $17,268 federal debt$71,0204San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena · $14,250 federal debt$70,9865Austin Community College DistrictAustin · $11,378 federal debt$69,0176Paris Junior CollegeParis · Debt not reported$67,9447Lone Star College SystemThe Woodlands · $13,323 federal debt$67,2788Temple CollegeTemple · $15,074 federal debt$67,2369Schreiner UniversityKerrville · $20,909 federal debt$65,60310Odessa CollegeOdessa · $8,500 federal debt$65,312
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| # | College | City | Median year-4 earnings | Median federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alvin Community College | Alvin | $80,511 | $10,215 |
| 2 | Howard College | Big Spring | $77,012 | $14,461 |
| 3 | Concorde Career College-Dallas | Dallas | $71,020 | $17,268 |
| 4 | San Jacinto Community College | Pasadena | $70,986 | $14,250 |
| 5 | Austin Community College District | Austin | $69,017 | $11,378 |
| 6 | Paris Junior College | Paris | $67,944 | Not available |
| 7 | Lone Star College System | The Woodlands | $67,278 | $13,323 |
| 8 | Temple College | Temple | $67,236 | $15,074 |
| 9 | Schreiner University | Kerrville | $65,603 | $20,909 |
| 10 | Odessa College | Odessa | $65,312 | $8,500 |
| 11 | CyberTex Institute of Technology | Austin | $65,022 | $21,366 |
| 12 | Lee College | Baytown | $64,811 | Not available |
| 13 | Texas Southmost College | Brownsville | $64,787 | $10,102 |
| 14 | Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie | Grand Prairie | $64,766 | $23,636 |
| 15 | Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio | San Antonio | $64,240 | $16,642 |
| 16 | Galen Health Institutes-Austin Campus | Round Rock | $64,240 | $16,642 |
| 17 | Galen Health Institutes-Houston | Houston | $64,240 | $16,642 |
| 18 | Baptist Health System School of Health Professions | San Antonio | $64,223 | $16,243 |
| 19 | Cisco College | Cisco | $64,106 | Not available |
| 20 | Texas State Technical College | Waco | $63,363 | $15,925 |
| 21 | The Chicago School-College of Nursing | Richardson | $63,041 | $20,324 |
| 22 | Central Texas College | Killeen | $62,282 | $9,609 |
| 23 | Amarillo College | Amarillo | $62,068 | $14,250 |
| 24 | Vernon College | Vernon | $60,891 | $9,147 |
| 25 | McLennan Community College | Waco | $59,923 | $14,786 |
| 26 | Victoria College | Victoria | $57,766 | $10,000 |
| 27 | Rio Grande Valley College | Pharr | $57,703 | $14,117 |
| 28 | Texarkana College | Texarkana | $57,338 | $16,811 |
| 29 | St Philip's College | San Antonio | $56,609 | $10,391 |
| 30 | Weatherford College | Weatherford | $56,558 | $10,939 |
| 31 | South Texas College | McAllen | $55,675 | $6,507 |
| 32 | Wharton County Junior College | Wharton | $55,179 | $9,985 |
| 33 | Tyler Junior College | Tyler | $54,699 | $16,875 |
| 34 | Laredo College | Laredo | $54,273 | Not available |
| 35 | Navarro College | Corsicana | $52,995 | $16,154 |
| 36 | North Central Texas College | Gainesville | $52,768 | $18,499 |
| 37 | Lamar State College-Orange | Orange | $52,622 | $17,199 |
| 38 | South Plains College | Levelland | $52,604 | $16,705 |
| 39 | Texas Health School | Houston | $51,875 | $22,220 |
| 40 | Blinn College District | Brenham | $50,291 | $15,250 |
| 41 | Ranger College | Ranger | $49,899 | Not available |
| 42 | Kilgore College | Kilgore | $47,976 | $18,688 |
| 43 | Angelina College | Lufkin | $44,147 | Not available |
| 44 | Southwest Texas College | Uvalde | $38,643 | $9,377 |
| 45 | Pima Medical Institute-Houston | Houston | $38,531 | $8,000 |
| 46 | Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies | Weslaco | $36,642 | $10,050 |
| 47 | Milan Institute-San Antonio Ingram | San Antonio | $33,301 | $9,500 |
| 48 | Northeast Texas Community College | Mount Pleasant | $31,832 | $15,945 |
| 49 | PCI Health Training Center | Dallas | $30,163 | Not available |
This is an observed-outcomes comparison, not a universal quality ranking. Missing and privacy-suppressed programs are excluded.