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

Athens, TX · 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

There is not enough evidence for a firm comparison.

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Debt as a share of earnings
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Highest price with a positive payoff
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Modeled 10-year payoff
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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.

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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
22Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median
Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential
31Recent 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.

177Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment
66Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers
128Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count
67Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count
13.4%Federal-aid non-completion rate2022–23 program cohort · 25 non-completers
Preliminary federal earnings benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earningsNot availableA 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$4,092

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

02 · BORROWING$13,158

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGSNot available

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$139/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.

Certified Nurse Aide · CIP 51.3902

Patient Care Technology

Reported price
$7,751
Completion
92.0%
Employed in Q2
72.0%
Q2 quarterly earnings
$8,039
This program provides in-person instruction only.
Vocational nursing license · CIP 51.3901

Vocational Nursing

Reported price
$8,087
Completion
79.0%
Employed in Q2
87.0%
Q2 quarterly earnings
$11,779
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$4,092Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$14,467Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE27.2%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.

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CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

Repayment pressure is not available

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earningsNot available
Estimated loan payment$139
22borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

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The like-for-like difference is unavailable.

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$62,240 median wageTX estimate · 57,560 jobs · 29-2061$57,110–$68,410 middle 50% of TX wages+3.0% projected U.S. growth · 51,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardNursing Assistants$37,500 median wageTX estimate · 88,680 jobs · 31-1131$35,300–$43,070 middle 50% of TX 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.

Brownsville, TX

Texas Southmost College

$3,056 less debt · $1,007 lower annual net price

Earnings
$64,787
Debt
$10,102
Annual net price
$3,085
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Victoria, TX

Victoria College

$3,158 less debt · $1,049 lower annual net price

Earnings
$57,766
Debt
$10,000
Annual net price
$3,043
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McAllen, TX

South Texas College

$6,651 less debt · $2,341 lower annual net price

Earnings
$55,675
Debt
$6,507
Annual net price
$1,751
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Alvin, TX

Alvin Community College

$2,943 less debt

Earnings
$80,511
Debt
$10,215
Annual net price
$8,525
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?

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