Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants programs in Kansas
31 schools in Kansas teach this, at certificate or associate level. 12 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $45,696 at Kansas City Kansas Community College.
What this work pays in Kansas
Nursing Assistants in Kansas earn a median of $38,010 a year across 24,610 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 Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | $61,760 | 7,530 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Kansas Community College Kansas City | Undergraduate certificate | $9,125 | $45,696 (24 grads) | 201 |
| Barton County Community College Great Bend | Undergraduate certificate | $9,969 | $45,128 (12 grads) | 93 |
| Donnelly College Kansas City | Undergraduate certificate | $13,400 | $39,648 (30 grads) | 29 |
| Washburn Institute of Technology Topeka | Undergraduate certificate | $9,750 | $38,829 (74 grads) | 256 |
| Washburn University Topeka | Undergraduate certificate | $9,750 | $38,829 (74 grads) | — |
| Hutchinson Community College Hutchinson | Undergraduate certificate | $8,750 | $38,289 (41 grads) | 299 |
| Rasmussen University-Kansas Topeka | Undergraduate certificate | $14,167 | $37,868 (263 grads) | 0 |
| Flint Hills Technical College Emporia | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $36,130 (30 grads) | 90 |
| Fort Hays Tech North Central Beloit | Undergraduate certificate | — | $34,704 (18 grads) | 149 |
| Johnson County Community College Overland Park | Undergraduate certificate | $8,000 | $31,853 (26 grads) | 472 |
| Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology Wichita | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $31,133 (141 grads) | 478 |
| Manhattan Area Technical College Manhattan | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $25,194 (14 grads) | 97 |
| Neosho County Community College Chanute | Undergraduate certificate | $8,972 | not published | 213 |
| Salina Area Technical College Salina | Undergraduate certificate | $7,500 | not published | 190 |
| Allen County Community College Iola | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 59 |
| Butler Community College El Dorado | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 139 |
| Cloud County Community College Concordia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 97 |
| Coffeyville Community College Coffeyville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 40 |
| Colby Community College Colby | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 49 |
| Cowley County Community College Arkansas City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 72 |
| Dodge City Community College Dodge City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 85 |
| Flint Hills Technical College Emporia | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College Goodland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Fort Scott Community College Fort Scott | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 105 |
| Garden City Community College Garden City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 126 |
| Highland Community College Highland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 235 |
| Independence Community College Independence | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 43 |
| Independence Community College Independence | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Labette Community College Parsons | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Pratt Community College Pratt | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 70 |
| Seward County Community College Liberal | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 111 |
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.
Email me when these figures change
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.