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

Kansas City, KS · Private nonprofit · Federal field 5139

Data scope

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The short version

Reported earnings are notably above the same-degree benchmark.

$6,291 above the national median for the same field and credential.

Debt pressure
44.3% of annual earnings
Positive-payoff price ceiling
$128,640 / year
10-year scenario
Withheld by data safeguards
Price evidence
College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

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+20%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$49,147$59,166
Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
16Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
25Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median
34Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median
Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential
56Recent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential
01 · PRICE CONTEXT$11,476

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

02 · BORROWING$27,626

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$62,364

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$293/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$11,476Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$21,659Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE45.8%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.

$49,147Year 1
$62,364Year 4
$59,166Year 5
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

5.6% 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$5,197
Estimated loan payment$293
34borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$62,364 vs. $56,073

$6,291 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$61,760 median wageKS estimate · 7,530 jobs · 29-2061+3.0% projected U.S. growth · 51.8k openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardNursing Assistants$38,010 median wageKS estimate · 24,610 jobs · 31-1131+2.6% projected U.S. growth · 196.2k 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.

Liberal, KS

Seward County Community College

$5,119 higher earnings · $16,276 less debt · $4,759 lower annual net price

Earnings
$67,483
Debt
$11,350
Annual net price
$6,717
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Chanute, KS

Neosho County Community College

$1,668 higher earnings · $14,476 less debt · $1,205 lower annual net price

Earnings
$64,032
Debt
$13,150
Annual net price
$10,271
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Garden City, KS

Garden City Community College

$848 higher earnings · $13,288 less debt · $3,232 lower annual net price

Earnings
$63,212
Debt
$14,338
Annual net price
$8,244
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Great Bend, KS

Barton County Community College

$655 higher earnings · $14,501 less debt · $1,571 lower annual net price

Earnings
$63,019
Debt
$13,125
Annual net price
$9,905
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DATA QUALITY

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25 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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