Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants programs in Alabama
29 schools in Alabama teach this, at certificate or associate level. 12 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $39,009 at Herzing University-Birmingham.
What this work pays in Alabama
Nursing Assistants in Alabama earn a median of $34,140 a year across 25,250 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | $57,030 | 11,580 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herzing University-Birmingham Birmingham | Undergraduate certificate | $14,375 | $39,009 (32 grads) | 33 |
| J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College Huntsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | $38,906 (21 grads) | 17 |
| Shelton State Community College Tuscaloosa | Undergraduate certificate | — | $37,699 (32 grads) | 89 |
| Northeast Alabama Community College Rainsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | $36,848 (11 grads) | 14 |
| Bishop State Community College Mobile | Undergraduate certificate | — | $35,594 (27 grads) | 54 |
| Bevill State Community College Jasper | Undergraduate certificate | — | $32,124 (39 grads) | 156 |
| Lurleen B Wallace Community College Andalusia | Undergraduate certificate | — | $31,941 (14 grads) | 23 |
| Southern Union State Community College Wadley | Associate's degree | — | $30,409 (13 grads) | — |
| Coastal Alabama Community College Bay Minette | Undergraduate certificate | — | $28,598 (32 grads) | 136 |
| George C Wallace Community College-Dothan Dothan | Undergraduate certificate | — | $28,381 (43 grads) | 80 |
| Reid State Technical College Evergreen | Undergraduate certificate | — | $28,236 (17 grads) | 46 |
| Gadsden State Community College Gadsden | Undergraduate certificate | — | $27,126 (32 grads) | 69 |
| Fortis College-Dothan Dothan | Undergraduate certificate | $15,161 | not published | — |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Selma Selma | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 22 |
| Bevill State Community College Jasper | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Bishop State Community College Mobile | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Central Alabama Community College Alexander City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 40 |
| Central Alabama Community College Alexander City | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Chattahoochee Valley Community College Phenix City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 51 |
| Coastal Alabama Community College Bay Minette | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Enterprise State Community College Enterprise | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville Hanceville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 167 |
| H Councill Trenholm State Community College Montgomery | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| John C Calhoun State Community College Tanner | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 143 |
| Lawson State Community College Birmingham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
| Northwest Shoals Community College Muscle Shoals | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 77 |
| Selma University Selma | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Snead State Community College Boaz | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Southern Union State Community College Wadley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 93 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.