COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing associate's degree at Southside College of Health Sciences
Colonial Heights, VA · Private nonprofit
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.
$1,462 below the national median for the same field and degree level.
- Debt as a share of earnings
- 26.0% of annual earnings
- Highest price with a positive payoff
- Not reached
- Modeled 10-year payoff
- Enter your actual price
- 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 benchmark$35,969Informational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earnings$79,351$43,382 above the preliminary benchmark
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.
VIRGINIA BOARD OF NURSING · 2025
First-time nursing exam results
These results belong to the named nursing programs below. They are state-board licensure outcomes, not College Scorecard earnings and not an estimate.
Source: Virginia Board of Nursing. California completion and attrition, where shown, use a separate provider-reported 2023–24 cohort. These figures do not feed DegreeVerdict ROI.
01 · PRICE CONTEXTNot available
Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.
02 · BORROWING$20,609
Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.
03 · EARNINGS$79,351
Observed median earnings four full years after completion.
04 · REPAYMENT$218/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 PRICENot availableInstitution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCENot availableInstitution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATENot availableInstitution-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?
3.3% 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$6,613
Estimated loan payment$218
82borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
$79,351 vs. $80,813
$1,462 below 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.Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$82,550 median wageVA estimate · 1,670 jobs · 25-1072$73,410–$99,420 middle 50% of VA wages+17.1% projected U.S. growth · 8,500 openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeRegistered Nurses$93,600 median wageVA estimate · 77,490 jobs · 29-1141$80,090–$103,030 middle 50% of VA wages+5.6% projected U.S. growth · 180,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeNurse Practitioners$127,810 median wageVA estimate · 7,110 jobs · 29-1171$109,180–$139,500 middle 50% of VA wages+41.0% projected U.S. growth · 29,400 openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degreeMedical and Health Services Managers$129,270 median wageVA estimate · 10,210 jobs · 11-9111$101,640–$164,600 middle 50% of VA wages+24.2% projected U.S. growth · 62,300 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeNurse Anesthetists$252,110 median wageVA estimate · 700 jobs · 29-1151$207,230–$294,350 middle 50% of VA wages+9.7% projected U.S. growth · 2,400 openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degreeNurse Midwives$135,710 median wageVA estimate · 7,920 jobs · 29-1161$126,060–$156,180 middle 50% of VA wages+11.5% projected U.S. growth · 400 openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degree
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.
Paul D Camp Community College
$5,964 higher earnings · $3,997 less debt
- Earnings
- $85,315
- Debt
- $16,612
- Annual net price
- $4,126
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
$4,443 higher earnings · $107 less debt
- Earnings
- $83,794
- Debt
- $20,502
- Annual net price
- $5,168
Germanna Community College
$3,096 higher earnings · $4,066 less debt
- Earnings
- $82,447
- Debt
- $16,543
- Annual net price
- $5,541
Laurel Ridge Community College
$732 higher earnings · $4,159 less debt
- Earnings
- $80,083
- Debt
- $16,450
- Annual net price
- $6,013
DATA QUALITY
Check the evidence behind the estimate.
25 observations in the earnings cohort
June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release
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