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Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants undergraduate certificate or diploma at Southern Regional Technical College

Thomasville, GA · 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.

$17,053 below the national median for the same field and degree level.

Debt as a share of earnings
28.3% 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.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

Not availableEarnings growth, year 1 → 5Not available → $42,800
36Earn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
55Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
61Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median
24Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median
Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential
76Recent 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.

499Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment
127Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers
324Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count
Not reportedFederal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count
14.9%Federal-aid non-completion rate2022–23 program cohort · 93 non-completers
67Graduates not recorded as employedHistorical federal cohort, three years after completion
Preliminary federal earnings benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earnings$39,020A 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$813

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

02 · BORROWING$11,050

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$39,020

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$117/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

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.

Patient Care Assistant, Technical Certificate of Credit · CIP 51.3902

Patient Care Assistant, TCC--PA91

Reported price
$4,433
Completion
11.0%
Employed in Q2
79.0%
Q2 quarterly earnings
$5,100
This program provides in-person instruction only.
Practical Nursing - LPN · CIP 51.3999

PRACTICAL NURSING-PN12

Reported price
$12,581
Completion
16.0%
Employed in Q2
81.0%
Q2 quarterly earnings
$7,251
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 2 of 2 related records.
WHAT WILL IT COST?

Published college costs provide the starting point.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$813Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$11,896Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE30.6%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
$39,020Year 4
$42,800Year 5
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

3.6% 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$3,252
Estimated loan payment$117
24borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$39,020 vs. $56,073

$17,053 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$62,030 median wageGA estimate · 21,060 jobs · 29-2061$52,900–$70,690 middle 50% of GA wages+3.0% projected U.S. growth · 51,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardNursing Assistants$37,680 median wageGA estimate · 43,440 jobs · 31-1131$35,490–$42,980 middle 50% of GA 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.

Valdosta, GA

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College

$3,945 higher earnings · $1,550 less debt · $199 lower annual net price

Earnings
$42,965
Debt
$9,500
Annual net price
$614
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Dalton, GA

Dalton State College

$12,074 higher earnings · $2,043 less debt

Earnings
$51,094
Debt
$9,007
Annual net price
$5,012
View outcomes →
Rome, GA

Georgia Northwestern Technical College

$9,748 higher earnings · $1,550 less debt

Earnings
$48,768
Debt
$9,500
Annual net price
$5,720
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Waycross, GA

Coastal Pines Technical College

$9,410 higher earnings · $3,550 less debt

Earnings
$48,430
Debt
$7,500
Annual net price
Not available
View outcomes →
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DATA QUALITY

Check the evidence behind the estimate.

61 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.

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