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Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants undergraduate certificate or diploma at Hagerstown Community College

Hagerstown, MD · 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 close to similar programs.

$1,162 above the national median for the same field and degree level.

Debt as a share of earnings
33.6% of annual earnings
Highest price with a positive payoff
$77,350 / 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 → 5$45,584 → 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
26Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median
Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential
16Recent 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.

48Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment
15Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers
33Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count
23Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count
Preliminary federal earnings benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earnings$57,235A 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$6,835

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

02 · BORROWING$19,211

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$57,235

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$204/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

ADDITIONAL WORKFORCE PROGRAM REPORTS

2 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.

Md nursing assistant license · CIP 51.3902

Certified Nursing/geriatric Assistant (223 clock hours)

Reported price
$2,174
Completion
58.0%
Employed in Q2
83.0%
Q2 quarterly earnings
$100
This program provides in-person instruction only.
Lower division certificate · CIP 51.3901

Practical Nursing (42 Credit Hours)

Reported price
$10,431
Completion
91.0%
Employed in Q2
96.0%
Q2 quarterly earnings
$163
This program provides in-person instruction only.
Program year 2022. Quarterly earnings are not annual salary. Suppressed values appear as “Not reported.” Source: U.S. Department of Labor TrainingProviderResults.gov. Showing 2 of 2 related records.
WHAT WILL IT COST?

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$6,835Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$12,747Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE39.0%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.

$45,584Year 1
$57,235Year 4
Not availableYear 5
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

4.3% 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$4,770
Estimated loan payment$204
26borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$57,235 vs. $56,073

$1,162 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$74,660 median wageMD estimate · 9,560 jobs · 29-2061$65,300–$79,670 middle 50% of MD wages+3.0% projected U.S. growth · 51,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardNursing Assistants$43,240 median wageMD estimate · 27,720 jobs · 31-1131$38,400–$45,760 middle 50% of MD 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.

Salisbury, MD

Wor-Wic Community College

$16,862 higher earnings · $6,486 less debt

Earnings
$74,097
Debt
$12,725
Annual net price
$9,360
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Baltimore, MD

Community College of Baltimore County

$17,025 higher earnings

Earnings
$74,260
Debt
$25,117
Annual net price
$9,844
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Towson, MD

Fortis Institute-Towson

$6,269 higher earnings

Earnings
$63,504
Debt
$28,378
Annual net price
$31,549
View outcomes →
Cumberland, MD

Allegany College of Maryland

$2,961 less debt

Earnings
$39,921
Debt
$16,250
Annual net price
$8,819
View outcomes →
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DATA QUALITY

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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?

Your price and current earnings determine the result.

Add your grants, borrowing and current salary to estimate payment pressure, break-even time and ten-year payoff.

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