How much federal debt do graduates of this program have?

The reported median federal debt among borrowers is $13,576.

Is this program above or below similar programs?

Reported year-four earnings are 10% above the national median for the same field and degree level.

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COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES

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

Q: How much do Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants undergraduate certificate or diploma graduates from Gaston College earn?

The reported median is $61,734 four years after completion.

Dallas, NC · 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.

$5,661 above the national median for the same field and degree level.

Debt as a share of earnings: 22.0% of annual earnings
Highest price with a positive payoff: $122,340 / 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.

+40%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$42,358 → $59,459

Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

26Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

28Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

39Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

55Recent 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.

144Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment

106Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers

66Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count

Not reportedFederal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count

10.4%Federal-aid non-completion rate2022–23 program cohort · 15 non-completers

25Graduates not recorded as employedHistorical federal cohort, three years after completion

Preliminary federal earnings benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result

Observed year-4 earnings$61,734A 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$6,592

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

02 · BORROWING$13,576

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$61,734

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$144/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$6,592Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$16,866Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context

COMPLETION RATE63.1%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.

$42,358Year 1

$61,734Year 4

$59,459Year 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

2.8% 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$5,145

Estimated loan payment$144

39borrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$61,734 vs. $56,073

$5,661 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$63,270 median wageNC estimate · 18,010 jobs · 29-2061$59,270–$69,700 middle 50% of NC wages+3.0% projected U.S. growth · 51,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardNursing Assistants$38,460 median wageNC estimate · 64,010 jobs · 31-1131$35,950–$43,850 middle 50% of NC 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.

Durham, NC

Durham Technical Community College

$12,500 higher earnings · $4,928 lower annual net price

Earnings: $74,234
Debt: $22,313
Annual net price: $1,664

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Dublin, NC

Bladen Community College

$2,545 higher earnings · $5,326 less debt

Earnings: $64,279
Debt: $8,250
Annual net price: $9,551

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Sanford, NC

Central Carolina Community College

$76 less debt · $1,146 lower annual net price

Earnings: $48,890
Debt: $13,500
Annual net price: $5,446

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Hamlet, NC

Richmond Community College

$1,521 lower annual net price

Earnings: $59,168
Debt: Not available
Annual net price: $5,071

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DATA QUALITY

Check the evidence behind the estimate.

28 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?

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