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Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants undergraduate certificate or diploma at Ozarka College

Melbourne, AR · Public

What this page covers

Federal data group related majors at the same college and degree level. One record can include several named programs or concentrations.

The short version

There is not enough evidence for a firm comparison.

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Debt as a share of earnings
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Highest price with a positive payoff
Not available: earnings are missing
Modeled 10-year payoff
Not available: earnings are missing
Available price data
College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

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-14%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$36,085 → $31,098
Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
22Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
34Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median
70Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median
Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential
55Recent awardsIPEDS 2024–25 first-major completions in this field and credential
NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT

Size, aid and an earnings floor.

The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.

73Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment
Not reportedFederal-aid completers2024–25 program completers
64Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count
27Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count
30.6%Federal-aid non-completion rate2022–23 program cohort · 30 non-completers
39Graduates not recorded as employedHistorical federal cohort, three years after completion
Preliminary federal earnings benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earningsNot availableA like-for-like comparison is unavailable

Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student. Completion and employment measures use older cohorts shown above and are not combined into the payoff estimate.

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$4,543

Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWING$11,218

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGSNot available

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$119/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

ADDITIONAL WORKFORCE PROGRAM REPORTS

2 related offerings reported to the Department of Labor

These provider-reported records add named prices, completion and employment context where available. They describe a separate workforce-program cohort and may include non-degree training, so they are not blended into the College Scorecard earnings or DegreeVerdict ROI.

CNA Licensure · CIP 51.3902

Certified Nursing Assistant

Reported price
$950
Completion
74.0%
Employed in Q2
61.0%
Q2 quarterly earnings
$3,692
This program provides in-person instruction only.
LPN Certification · CIP 51.3901

Licensed Practical Nursing

Reported price
$9,000
Completion
73.0%
Employed in Q2
76.0%
Q2 quarterly earnings
$9,487
This program provides in-person instruction only.
Program year 2022. Quarterly earnings are not annual salary. Suppressed values appear as “Not reported.” Source: U.S. Department of Labor TrainingProviderResults.gov. Showing 2 of 2 related records.
WHAT WILL IT COST?

Published college costs provide the starting point.

Your exact offering, aid, residency and time to finish determine the price you actually pay.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$4,543Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$12,069Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE47.1%Institution-wide completion rate
WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

$36,085Year 1
Not availableYear 4
$31,098Year 5
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

Repayment pressure is not available

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earningsNot available
Estimated loan payment$119
70borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Not available vs. $56,073

The like-for-like difference is unavailable.

Same-field national median
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$56,620 median wageAR estimate · 10,010 jobs · 29-2061$49,550–$61,220 middle 50% of AR wages+3.0% projected U.S. growth · 51,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardNursing Assistants$34,430 median wageAR estimate · 17,260 jobs · 31-1131$30,200–$36,070 middle 50% of AR wages+2.6% projected U.S. growth · 196,200 openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree award
Possible alternatives

Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.

Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.

Harrison, AR

North Arkansas College

$896 less debt

Earnings
$52,117
Debt
$10,322
Annual net price
$10,180
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Batesville, AR

University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville

$2,105 less debt

Earnings
$46,745
Debt
$9,113
Annual net price
$8,044
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Pine Bluff, AR

Southeast Arkansas College

$722 less debt

Earnings
$29,201
Debt
$10,496
Annual net price
$19,038
View outcomes →
Clovis, NM

Clovis Community College

$1,223 less debt · $1,313 lower annual net price

Earnings
$71,081
Debt
$9,995
Annual net price
$3,230
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DATA QUALITY

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34 observations in the earnings cohort

June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page

IS IT WORTH IT AT YOUR PRICE?

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