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Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants undergraduate certificate or diploma at Penn Commercial Business/Technical School

Washington, PA · 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 close to similar programs.

$715 below the national median for the same field and degree level.

Debt as a share of earnings
30.7% of annual earnings
Highest price with a positive payoff
$58,580 / 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$44,941 → 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
49Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median
Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential
43Recent 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.

109Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment
40Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers
91Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count
83Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count
16.3%Federal-aid non-completion rate2022–23 program cohort · 15 non-completers
Preliminary federal earnings benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earnings$55,358A 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$18,350

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

02 · BORROWING$16,971

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$55,358

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$180/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

Published college costs provide the starting point.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$18,350Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$23,804Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATE55.8%Institution context
COMPLETION RATE84.1%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.

$44,941Year 1
$55,358Year 4
Not availableYear 5
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

3.9% 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$4,613
Estimated loan payment$180
49borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$55,358 vs. $56,073

$715 below 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$63,940 median wagePA estimate · 38,260 jobs · 29-2061$60,350–$72,810 middle 50% of PA wages+3.0% projected U.S. growth · 51,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardNursing Assistants$44,590 median wagePA estimate · 67,740 jobs · 31-1131$39,270–$46,850 middle 50% of PA 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.

Newtown, PA

Bucks County Community College

$5,871 higher earnings · $299 less debt · $11,961 lower annual net price

Earnings
$61,229
Debt
$16,672
Annual net price
$6,389
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Canonsburg, PA

Western Area Career & Technology Center

$3,904 higher earnings · $471 less debt · $10,284 lower annual net price

Earnings
$59,262
Debt
$16,500
Annual net price
$8,066
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Willow Grove, PA

Eastern Center for Arts and Technology

$11,452 higher earnings · $1,945 less debt

Earnings
$66,810
Debt
$15,026
Annual net price
$25,158
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Downingtown, PA

Chester County Intermediate Unit

$11,034 higher earnings · $3,909 lower annual net price

Earnings
$66,392
Debt
$18,075
Annual net price
$14,441
View outcomes →
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DATA QUALITY

Check the evidence behind the estimate.

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?

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