COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants undergraduate certificate or diploma at Wayne County Schools Career Center
Smithville, OH · 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.
$5,983 below the national median for the same field and degree level.
- Debt as a share of earnings
- 19.0% of annual earnings
- Highest price with a positive payoff
- $5,900 / year
- Modeled 10-year payoff
- Withheld by data safeguards
- Available price data
- 2 detailed offering prices
OUTCOME SIGNALS
Graduate outcomes from several angles.
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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 benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earnings$50,090A 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$29,232
Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.
02 · BORROWING$9,496
Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.
03 · EARNINGS$50,090
Observed median earnings four full years after completion.
04 · REPAYMENT$101/mo
Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.
REPORTED PROGRAM PRICES
2 detailed prices within this field
These named six-digit offerings sit inside the broader four-digit federal field shown on this page. Prices include tuition, required fees, books and supplies reported for academic year 2024-25.
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
- Full program
- $16,441
- Per year
- $12,498
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide
- Full program
- $695
- Per year
- $695
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.
Nurse Aide
- Reported price
- $735
- Completion
- 100.0%
- Employed in Q2
- 72.0%
- Q2 quarterly earnings
- $4,477
Practical Nursing
- Reported price
- $15,815
- Completion
- 100.0%
- Employed in Q2
- 29.0%
- Q2 quarterly earnings
- $11,982
WHAT WILL IT COST?
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Enter my price →AVERAGE NET PRICE$29,232Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$33,356Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE70.2%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.
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?
2.4% 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$4,174
Estimated loan payment$101
64borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
$50,090 vs. $56,073
$5,983 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.Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$61,950 median wageOH estimate · 39,900 jobs · 29-2061$56,860–$65,900 middle 50% of OH wages+3.0% projected U.S. growth · 51,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardNursing Assistants$39,010 median wageOH estimate · 63,280 jobs · 31-1131$37,300–$44,590 middle 50% of OH wages+2.6% projected U.S. growth · 196,200 openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree award
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.
Columbus State Community College
$4,462 higher earnings · $4,496 less debt · $20,832 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $54,552
- Debt
- $5,000
- Annual net price
- $8,400
Southern State Community College
$27,159 higher earnings · $19,558 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $77,249
- Debt
- $16,364
- Annual net price
- $9,674
Herzing University-Akron
$21,663 higher earnings · $10,298 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $71,753
- Debt
- $22,586
- Annual net price
- $18,934
Bryant & Stratton College-Parma
$19,361 higher earnings · $16,383 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $69,451
- Debt
- $25,967
- Annual net price
- $12,849
DATA QUALITY
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77 observations in the earnings cohort
June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release
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