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Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants undergraduate certificate or diploma at Madison Area Technical College

Madison, WI · 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.

$5,004 below the national median for the same field and degree level.

Debt as a share of earnings
Not available
Highest price with a positive payoff
$15,690 / 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 → 5Not available → $59,891
Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
75Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
88Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median
10Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median
Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential
41Recent 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.

303Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment
35Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers
144Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count
91Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count
13.5%Federal-aid non-completion rate2022–23 program cohort · 38 non-completers
Preliminary federal earnings benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earnings$51,069A 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$14,238

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

02 · BORROWINGNot available

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$51,069

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENTNot available

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

ADDITIONAL WORKFORCE PROGRAM REPORTS

1 related offering 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.

Nursing Assistant · CIP 51.3902

Nursing Assistant

Reported price
$647
Completion
94.0%
Employed in Q2
57.0%
Q2 quarterly earnings
$5,430
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 1 of 1 related records.
WHAT WILL IT COST?

Published college costs provide the starting point.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$14,238Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$19,434Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE28.9%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.

Not availableYear 1
$51,069Year 4
$59,891Year 5
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 earnings$4,256
Estimated loan paymentNot available
10borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$51,069 vs. $56,073

$5,004 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$63,760 median wageWI estimate · 7,390 jobs · 29-2061$59,620–$75,010 middle 50% of WI wages+3.0% projected U.S. growth · 51,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardNursing Assistants$45,130 median wageWI estimate · 28,370 jobs · 31-1131$39,580–$47,320 middle 50% of WI 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.

Kenosha, WI

Gateway Technical College

$18,010 higher earnings · $1,310 lower annual net price

Earnings
$69,079
Debt
Not available
Annual net price
$12,928
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Milwaukee, WI

Milwaukee Area Technical College

$15,145 higher earnings · $5,126 lower annual net price

Earnings
$66,214
Debt
$19,709
Annual net price
$9,112
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Eau Claire, WI

Chippewa Valley Technical College

$13,974 higher earnings · $1,953 lower annual net price

Earnings
$65,043
Debt
$12,000
Annual net price
$12,285
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Wisconsin Rapids, WI

Mid-State Technical College

$7,721 higher earnings · $3,365 lower annual net price

Earnings
$58,790
Debt
$9,599
Annual net price
$10,873
View outcomes →
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DATA QUALITY

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88 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?

Your price and current earnings determine the result.

Add your grants, borrowing and current salary to estimate payment pressure, break-even time and ten-year payoff.

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