Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants programs in Arizona
27 schools in Arizona teach this, at certificate or associate level. 8 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $41,823 at Pima Community College.
What this work pays in Arizona
Nursing Assistants in Arizona earn a median of $44,780 a year across 20,320 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 Arizona |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | $77,070 | 6,530 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pima Community College Tucson | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $41,823 (83 grads) | 42 |
| GateWay Community College Phoenix | Undergraduate certificate | $4,500 | $37,208 (37 grads) | 330 |
| GateWay Community College-Central City Phoenix | Undergraduate certificate | $4,500 | $37,208 (37 grads) | 0 |
| Pima Medical Institute-East Valley Mesa | Undergraduate certificate | $8,894 | $25,194 (154 grads) | 173 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Tucson Tucson | Undergraduate certificate | $8,894 | $25,194 (154 grads) | — |
| Brookline College-Phoenix Phoenix | Undergraduate certificate | $9,491 | $22,192 (221 grads) | 17 |
| Brookline College-Tempe Tempe | Undergraduate certificate | $9,491 | $22,192 (221 grads) | 20 |
| Brookline College-Tucson Tucson | Undergraduate certificate | $9,491 | $22,192 (221 grads) | 25 |
| Coconino Community College Flagstaff | Undergraduate certificate | $12,000 | not published | 56 |
| Coconino Community College Flagstaff | Associate's degree | $10,500 | not published | 49 |
| East Valley Institute of Technology Mesa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 52 |
| Arizona Western College Yuma | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Central Arizona College Coolidge | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Chandler-Gilbert Community College Chandler | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Cochise County Community College District Sierra Vista | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 77 |
| Cochise County Community College District Sierra Vista | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Eastern Arizona College Thatcher | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 36 |
| Estrella Mountain Community College Avondale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Glendale Community College Glendale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 97 |
| Mesa Community College Mesa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 192 |
| Mohave Community College Kingman | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 38 |
| Northland Pioneer College Holbrook | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 27 |
| Paradise Valley Community College Phoenix | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Phoenix College Phoenix | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Regional Center for Border Health Somerton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 69 |
| Scottsdale Community College Scottsdale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Yavapai College Prescott | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 85 |
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.