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Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants undergraduate certificate or diploma at Pierpont Community and Technical College

Fairmont, WV · 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.

$7,435 below the national median for the same field and degree level.

Debt as a share of earnings
44.1% 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$39,018 → 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
31Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median
Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential
19Recent 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.

49Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment
15Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers
22Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count
15Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count
Preliminary federal earnings benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earnings$48,638A 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$8,325

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

02 · BORROWING$21,447

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$48,638

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$227/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

Published college costs provide the starting point.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$8,325Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$14,707Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE42.1%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.

$39,018Year 1
$48,638Year 4
Not availableYear 5
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

5.6% 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$4,053
Estimated loan payment$227
31borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$48,638 vs. $56,073

$7,435 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$55,360 median wageWV estimate · 6,050 jobs · 29-2061$49,320–$61,300 middle 50% of WV wages+3.0% projected U.S. growth · 51,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardNursing Assistants$36,720 median wageWV estimate · 9,390 jobs · 31-1131$35,460–$38,410 middle 50% of WV 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.

Huntington, WV

Cabell County Career Technology Center

$3,176 higher earnings · $10,189 less debt · $4,668 lower annual net price

Earnings
$51,814
Debt
$11,258
Annual net price
$3,657
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Oak Hill, WV

Fayette Institute of Technology

$2,948 higher earnings · $14,899 less debt · $4,193 lower annual net price

Earnings
$51,586
Debt
$6,548
Annual net price
$4,132
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Morgantown, WV

West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown

$7,264 higher earnings · $5,008 less debt

Earnings
$55,902
Debt
$16,439
Annual net price
$15,520
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New Cumberland, WV

John D Rockefeller IV Career Center

$4,634 higher earnings · $6,447 less debt

Earnings
$53,272
Debt
$15,000
Annual net price
$19,229
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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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