Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants programs in Louisiana
28 schools in Louisiana teach this, at certificate or associate level. 18 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $41,667 at Fortis College-Baton Rouge.
What this work pays in Louisiana
Nursing Assistants in Louisiana earn a median of $30,510 a year across 20,690 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 Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | $57,470 | 17,600 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortis College-Baton Rouge Baton Rouge | Undergraduate certificate | $17,667 | $41,667 (106 grads) | — |
| Baton Rouge Community College Baton Rouge | Undergraduate certificate | — | $41,193 (34 grads) | 16 |
| River Parishes Community College Gonzales | Undergraduate certificate | $13,228 | $38,289 (23 grads) | 18 |
| Louisiana Delta Community College Monroe | Undergraduate certificate | $12,250 | $38,048 (104 grads) | 178 |
| Delta College of Arts & Technology Baton Rouge | Undergraduate certificate | $12,000 | $37,424 (218 grads) | 83 |
| Delta College of Arts & Technology-Lafayette Campus Lafayette | Undergraduate certificate | $12,000 | $37,424 (218 grads) | 23 |
| Delta College Inc Covington | Undergraduate certificate | $12,600 | $36,992 (88 grads) | 28 |
| Delta College-Slidell Campus Slidell | Undergraduate certificate | $12,600 | $36,992 (88 grads) | 27 |
| Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College Minden | Undergraduate certificate | — | $36,521 (78 grads) | 107 |
| South Louisiana Community College Lafayette | Undergraduate certificate | $13,062 | $36,009 (106 grads) | 78 |
| Central Louisiana Technical Community College Alexandria | Undergraduate certificate | $5,250 | $34,170 (152 grads) | 323 |
| Northshore Technical Community College Lacombe | Undergraduate certificate | $13,000 | $33,993 (95 grads) | 112 |
| Nunez Community College Chalmette | Undergraduate certificate | $13,713 | $33,459 (21 grads) | 30 |
| Delgado Community College New Orleans | Undergraduate certificate | $27,150 | $33,281 (25 grads) | 106 |
| Compass Career College Hammond | Undergraduate certificate | $18,740 | $32,925 (20 grads) | 15 |
| Fletcher Technical Community College Schriever | Undergraduate certificate | — | $31,848 (12 grads) | 21 |
| SOWELA Technical Community College Lake Charles | Undergraduate certificate | — | $30,771 (73 grads) | 44 |
| Healthcare Training Institute Kenner | Undergraduate certificate | $20,000 | $25,194 (21 grads) | 32 |
| Infinity College Lafayette | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 203 |
| Unitech Training Academy-Lafayette Lafayette | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Blue Cliff College-Metairie Metairie | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| Bossier Parish Community College Bossier City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Bossier Parish Community College Bossier City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Central Louisiana Technical Community College Alexandria | Associate's degree | — | not published | 24 |
| Fortis College-Baton Rouge Baton Rouge | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| SOWELA Technical Community College Lake Charles | Associate's degree | — | not published | 28 |
| South Louisiana Community College Lafayette | Associate's degree | — | not published | 33 |
| Williams Technical College Houma | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 33 |
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.