COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants undergraduate certificate or diploma at Southeastern Community College
West Burlington, IA · 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.
$11,080 above the national median for the same field and degree level.
- Debt as a share of earnings
- 25.2% of annual earnings
- Highest price with a positive payoff
- $176,530 / 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$67,153A 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$12,347
Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.
02 · BORROWING$16,920
Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.
03 · EARNINGS$67,153
Observed median earnings four full years after completion.
04 · REPAYMENT$179/mo
Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.
ADDITIONAL WORKFORCE PROGRAM REPORTS
3 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.
Nurse Aide
- Reported price
- $15
- Completion
- Not reported
- Employed in Q2
- Not reported
- Q2 quarterly earnings
- Not available
CNA
- Reported price
- $1,060
- Completion
- 80.0%
- Employed in Q2
- 60.0%
- Q2 quarterly earnings
- $5,059
Practical Nursing
- Reported price
- $11,904
- Completion
- 70.0%
- Employed in Q2
- 70.0%
- Q2 quarterly earnings
- $5,648
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$12,347Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$17,371Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE43.5%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?
3.2% 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$5,596
Estimated loan payment$179
80borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
$67,153 vs. $56,073
$11,080 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.Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$62,630 median wageIA estimate · 5,510 jobs · 29-2061$56,400–$70,840 middle 50% of IA wages+3.0% projected U.S. growth · 51,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardNursing Assistants$39,350 median wageIA estimate · 22,670 jobs · 31-1131$37,360–$45,650 middle 50% of IA wages+2.6% projected U.S. growth · 196,200 openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree award
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.
Southwestern Community College
$2,118 higher earnings · $577 less debt · $2,476 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $69,271
- Debt
- $16,343
- Annual net price
- $9,871
Kirkwood Community College
$5,779 higher earnings · $2,642 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $72,932
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $9,705
Western Iowa Tech Community College
$2,421 less debt · $3,577 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $54,239
- Debt
- $14,499
- Annual net price
- $8,770
Des Moines Area Community College
$5,295 less debt · $1,176 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $40,673
- Debt
- $11,625
- Annual net price
- $11,171
DATA QUALITY
Check the evidence behind the estimate.
23 observations in the earnings cohort
June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release
Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page
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