Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants programs in Colorado
25 schools in Colorado teach this, at certificate or associate level. 5 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $47,129 at Concorde Career College-Aurora.
What this work pays in Colorado
Nursing Assistants in Colorado earn a median of $47,380 a year across 22,240 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 Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | $73,880 | 4,920 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concorde Career College-Aurora Aurora | Undergraduate certificate | $13,000 | $47,129 (144 grads) | 109 |
| Technical College of the Rockies Delta | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $41,937 (12 grads) | 65 |
| Front Range Community College Westminster | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $35,416 (56 grads) | 148 |
| Community College of Denver Denver | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $27,488 (21 grads) | 139 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Denver Denver | Undergraduate certificate | $8,894 | $25,194 (154 grads) | 14 |
| Arapahoe Community College Littleton | Undergraduate certificate | $8,750 | not published | 169 |
| Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction | Undergraduate certificate | $19,250 | not published | 87 |
| Emily Griffith Technical College Denver | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 98 |
| Morgan Community College Fort Morgan | Undergraduate certificate | $6,500 | not published | 59 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Aurora Aurora | Undergraduate certificate | $11,592 | not published | 40 |
| Pueblo Community College Pueblo | Undergraduate certificate | $6,750 | not published | 81 |
| Aims Community College Greeley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 171 |
| Colorado Mountain College Glenwood Springs | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 71 |
| Colorado Northwestern Community College Rangely | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 34 |
| Community College of Aurora Aurora | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 29 |
| Intellitec College-Grand Junction Grand Junction | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 94 |
| Lamar Community College Lamar | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Northeastern Junior College Sterling | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Northeastern Junior College Sterling | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Otero College La Junta | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 34 |
| Pickens Technical College Aurora | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Pickens Technical College Aurora | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Pikes Peak State College Colorado Springs | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 71 |
| Red Rocks Community College Lakewood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 115 |
| Trinidad State College Trinidad | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 25 |
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.