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Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants undergraduate certificate or diploma at Arkansas State University-Mountain Home

Mountain Home, AR · 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 below similar programs.

$12,649 below the national median for the same field and degree level.

Debt as a share of earnings
38.0% of annual earnings
Highest price with a positive payoff
Not reached
Modeled 10-year payoff
Withheld by data safeguards
Available price data
College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

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Not availableEarnings growth, year 1 → 5$37,769 → 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
47Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median
Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential
17Recent 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.

48Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment
15Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers
33Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count
23Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count
Preliminary federal earnings benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earnings$43,424A 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$8,847

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

02 · BORROWING$16,500

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$43,424

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$175/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$8,847Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$16,071Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE44.1%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.

$37,769Year 1
$43,424Year 4
Not availableYear 5
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

4.8% 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$3,619
Estimated loan payment$175
47borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$43,424 vs. $56,073

$12,649 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$56,620 median wageAR estimate · 10,010 jobs · 29-2061$49,550–$61,220 middle 50% of AR wages+3.0% projected U.S. growth · 51,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardNursing Assistants$34,430 median wageAR estimate · 17,260 jobs · 31-1131$30,200–$36,070 middle 50% of AR 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.

Pocahontas, AR

Black River Technical College

$13,634 higher earnings · $3,550 less debt · $3,752 lower annual net price

Earnings
$57,058
Debt
$12,950
Annual net price
$5,095
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Newport, AR

Arkansas State University-Newport

$12,462 higher earnings · $5,200 less debt · $403 lower annual net price

Earnings
$55,886
Debt
$11,300
Annual net price
$8,444
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El Dorado, AR

South Arkansas College

$6,130 higher earnings · $2,250 less debt · $1,361 lower annual net price

Earnings
$49,554
Debt
$14,250
Annual net price
$7,486
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Batesville, AR

University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville

$3,321 higher earnings · $7,387 less debt · $803 lower annual net price

Earnings
$46,745
Debt
$9,113
Annual net price
$8,044
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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

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