COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants undergraduate certificate or diploma at Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City
Kansas City, MO · 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.
$371 above the national median for the same field and degree level.
- Debt as a share of earnings
- 37.9% of annual earnings
- Highest price with a positive payoff
- $69,440 / 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$56,444A 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$8,398
Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.
02 · BORROWING$21,365
Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.
03 · EARNINGS$56,444
Observed median earnings four full years after completion.
04 · REPAYMENT$227/mo
Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.
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$8,398Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$14,665Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE33.6%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.
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?
4.8% 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$4,704
Estimated loan payment$227
38borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
$56,444 vs. $56,073
$371 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$61,530 median wageMO estimate · 14,700 jobs · 29-2061$56,280–$70,230 middle 50% of MO wages+3.0% projected U.S. growth · 51,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardNursing Assistants$37,680 median wageMO estimate · 34,050 jobs · 31-1131$35,400–$41,600 middle 50% of MO 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.
Moberly Area Community College
$11,692 higher earnings · $6,253 less debt · $1,588 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $68,136
- Debt
- $15,112
- Annual net price
- $6,810
State Fair Community College
$5,651 higher earnings · $5,740 less debt · $413 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $62,095
- Debt
- $15,625
- Annual net price
- $7,985
Lex La-Ray Technical Center
$3,063 higher earnings · $6,638 less debt · $2,179 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $59,507
- Debt
- $14,727
- Annual net price
- $6,219
Jefferson College
$23,290 higher earnings · $1,020 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $79,734
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $7,378
DATA QUALITY
Check the evidence behind the estimate.
29 observations in the earnings cohort
June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release
Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page
Your price and current earnings determine the result.
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