COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants undergraduate certificate or diploma at Galen College of Nursing-Louisville
Louisville, KY · Private for-profit
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.
$8,167 above the national median for the same field and degree level.
- Debt as a share of earnings
- 25.9% of annual earnings
- Highest price with a positive payoff
- $147,400 / year
- Modeled 10-year payoff
- Withheld by data safeguards
- Available price data
- One detailed offering price
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$64,240A like-for-like comparison is unavailable
Additional borrowing reported for this category: 50 Parent PLUS borrowers.
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$18,540
Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.
02 · BORROWING$16,642
Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.
03 · EARNINGS$64,240
Observed median earnings four full years after completion.
04 · REPAYMENT$176/mo
Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.
REPORTED PROGRAM PRICES
One detailed price within this field
These named six-digit offerings sit inside the broader four-digit federal field shown on this page. Prices include tuition, required fees, books and supplies reported for academic year 2024-25.
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
- Full program
- $23,884
- Per year
- $19,107
WHAT WILL IT COST?
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Enter my price →AVERAGE NET PRICE$18,540Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$26,869Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE61.5%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?
3.3% 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$5,353
Estimated loan payment$176
970borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
$64,240 vs. $56,073
$8,167 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$60,460 median wageKY estimate · 8,570 jobs · 29-2061$54,290–$65,090 middle 50% of KY wages+3.0% projected U.S. growth · 51,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardNursing Assistants$38,370 median wageKY estimate · 23,410 jobs · 31-1131$36,150–$44,120 middle 50% of KY 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.
Hopkinsville Community College
$5,744 less debt · $12,665 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $60,558
- Debt
- $10,898
- Annual net price
- $5,875
Jefferson Community and Technical College
$2,455 less debt · $12,164 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $59,412
- Debt
- $14,187
- Annual net price
- $6,376
Maysville Community and Technical College
$3,784 less debt · $13,935 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $49,220
- Debt
- $12,858
- Annual net price
- $4,605
Bluegrass Community and Technical College
$5,642 less debt · $12,427 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $47,834
- Debt
- $11,000
- Annual net price
- $6,113
DATA QUALITY
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371 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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