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Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants undergraduate certificate or diploma at National Career College

Panorama City, CA · Private for-profit

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 notably above similar programs.

$19,764 above the national median for the same field and degree level.

Debt as a share of earnings
23.7% of annual earnings
Highest price with a positive payoff
$263,370 / year
Modeled 10-year payoff
Withheld by data safeguards
Available price data
One detailed offering price
OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

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Not availableEarnings growth, year 1 → 5Not available → 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
30Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median
Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential
111Recent 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.

355Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment
104Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers
276Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count
241Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count
6.4%Federal-aid non-completion rate2022–23 program cohort · 15 non-completers
Preliminary federal earnings benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earnings$75,837A like-for-like comparison is unavailable

Additional borrowing reported for this category: 33 Parent PLUS borrowers.

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$27,850

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

02 · BORROWING$17,947

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$75,837

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$190/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

REPORTED PROGRAM PRICES

One detailed price 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.

Program code 51.3901

Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training

Full program
$35,810
Per year
$19,845
These charges apply only to the named offerings listed. The earnings figure may combine several related offerings in the broader field and degree level, so DegreeVerdict does not automatically use these prices in ROI.
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AVERAGE NET PRICE$27,850Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$34,495Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE74.5%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
$75,837Year 4
Not availableYear 5
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

3.0% 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$6,320
Estimated loan payment$190
30borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$75,837 vs. $56,073

$19,764 above 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$79,750 median wageCA estimate · 82,850 jobs · 29-2061$74,840–$93,720 middle 50% of CA wages+3.0% projected U.S. growth · 51,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardNursing Assistants$47,630 median wageCA estimate · 110,060 jobs · 31-1131$45,850–$54,800 middle 50% of CA 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.

Fremont, CA

Unitek College

$6,611 higher earnings · $642 less debt · $2,671 lower annual net price

Earnings
$82,448
Debt
$17,305
Annual net price
$25,179
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South San Francisco, CA

Unitek College

$6,295 higher earnings · $642 less debt · $4,174 lower annual net price

Earnings
$82,132
Debt
$17,305
Annual net price
$23,676
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Hayward, CA

Unitek College

$6,295 higher earnings · $642 less debt · $8,720 lower annual net price

Earnings
$82,132
Debt
$17,305
Annual net price
$19,130
View outcomes →
San Diego, CA

Concorde Career College-San Diego

$768 less debt · $2,456 lower annual net price

Earnings
$73,869
Debt
$17,179
Annual net price
$25,394
View outcomes →
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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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