COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing undergraduate certificate or diploma at Cabrillo College
Aptos, CA · 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
Reported earnings are notably above similar programs.
$42,810 above the national median for the same field and degree level.
- Debt as a share of earnings
- 12.2% of annual earnings
- Highest price with a positive payoff
- $733,300 / year
- Modeled 10-year payoff
- Withheld by data safeguards
- Available price data
- College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS
Graduate outcomes from several angles.
Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.
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.
Preliminary federal earnings benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earnings$122,830A 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$15,843
Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.
02 · BORROWING$15,000
Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.
03 · EARNINGS$122,830
Observed median earnings four full years after completion.
04 · REPAYMENT$159/mo
Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.
ADDITIONAL WORKFORCE PROGRAM REPORTS
1 related offering 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.
Nursing - Nursing AS Degree
- Reported price
- $10,047
- Completion
- 98.0%
- Employed in Q2
- 79.0%
- Q2 quarterly earnings
- $22,114
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.
Enter my price →AVERAGE NET PRICE$15,843Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$24,966Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE38.0%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.
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?
1.6% of gross monthly earnings
Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.
Gross monthly earnings$10,236
Estimated loan payment$159
Not availableborrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
$122,830 vs. $80,020
$42,810 above the national median for the same field and credential.
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.Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$81,960 median wageCA estimate · 5,610 jobs · 25-1072$62,530–$116,460 middle 50% of CA wages+17.1% projected U.S. growth · 8,500 openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeRegistered Nurses$140,270 median wageCA estimate · 338,940 jobs · 29-1141$122,440–$173,170 middle 50% of CA wages+5.6% projected U.S. growth · 180,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeNurse Practitioners$168,520 median wageCA estimate · 25,120 jobs · 29-1171$145,980–$209,350 middle 50% of CA wages+41.0% projected U.S. growth · 29,400 openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degreeMedical and Health Services Managers$141,480 median wageCA estimate · 75,090 jobs · 11-9111$98,470–$205,390 middle 50% of CA wages+24.2% projected U.S. growth · 62,300 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeNurse Anesthetists$292,410 median wageCA estimate · 2,230 jobs · 29-1151$277,920–$315,990 middle 50% of CA wages+9.7% projected U.S. growth · 2,400 openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degreeNurse Midwives$203,840 median wageCA estimate · 870 jobs · 29-1161$176,080–$216,560 middle 50% of CA wages+11.5% projected U.S. growth · 400 openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degree
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.
Gavilan College
$10,933 higher earnings · $9,301 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $133,763
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $6,542
Unitek College
$34,597 higher earnings
- Earnings
- $157,427
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $25,179
Bunker Hill Community College
$3,446 less debt · $8,025 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $88,075
- Debt
- $11,554
- Annual net price
- $7,818
Lone Star College System
$6,125 less debt · $4,591 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $83,636
- Debt
- $8,875
- Annual net price
- $11,252
DATA QUALITY
Check the evidence behind the estimate.
47 observations in the earnings cohort
June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release
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