How much federal debt do graduates of this program have?

The reported median federal debt among borrowers is $21,675.

Is this program above or below similar programs?

Reported year-four earnings are 31% above the national median for the same field and degree level.

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COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants undergraduate certificate or diploma at Colorado Mesa University

Q: How much do Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants undergraduate certificate or diploma graduates from Colorado Mesa University earn?

The reported median is $73,377 four years after completion.

Grand Junction, CO · 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.

$17,304 above the national median for the same field and degree level.

Debt as a share of earnings: 29.5% of annual earnings
Highest price with a positive payoff: $238,770 / 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.

Not availableEarnings growth, year 1 → 5Not available → Not available

Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

Not availableWorking in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

Not availableYear-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

60Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

38Recent 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.

169Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment

76Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers

74Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count

55Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count

Preliminary federal earnings benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result

Observed year-4 earnings$73,377A 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$15,103

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

02 · BORROWING$21,675

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$73,377

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$230/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$15,103Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$24,046Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATE82.0%Institution context

COMPLETION RATE40.6%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.

Not availableYear 1

$73,377Year 4

Not availableYear 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

3.8% 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$6,115

Estimated loan payment$230

60borrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$73,377 vs. $56,073

$17,304 above the national median for the same field and credential.

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$73,880 median wageCO estimate · 4,920 jobs · 29-2061$61,890–$79,800 middle 50% of CO wages+3.0% projected U.S. growth · 51,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardNursing Assistants$47,380 median wageCO estimate · 22,240 jobs · 31-1131$44,550–$49,920 middle 50% of CO 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.

Aurora, CO

Pima Medical Institute-Aurora

$507 higher earnings · $10,078 less debt

Earnings: $73,884
Debt: $11,597
Annual net price: $23,255

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Aurora, CO

Pickens Technical College

$10,675 less debt · $8,503 lower annual net price

Earnings: $70,079
Debt: $11,000
Annual net price: $6,600

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Fort Morgan, CO

Morgan Community College

$9,925 less debt · $5,837 lower annual net price

Earnings: $66,318
Debt: $11,750
Annual net price: $9,266

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Pueblo, CO

Pueblo Community College

$11,700 less debt · $3,058 lower annual net price

Earnings: $65,447
Debt: $9,975
Annual net price: $12,045

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DATA QUALITY

Check the evidence behind the estimate.

Not reported 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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