Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants programs in Maryland
16 schools in Maryland teach this, at certificate or associate level. 2 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $40,209 at Fortis Institute-Towson.
What this work pays in Maryland
Nursing Assistants in Maryland earn a median of $43,240 a year across 27,720 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 Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | $74,660 | 9,560 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortis Institute-Towson Towson | Undergraduate certificate | $19,000 | $40,209 (74 grads) | — |
| Allegany College of Maryland Cumberland | Undergraduate certificate | $11,750 | $22,841 (29 grads) | 33 |
| Community College of Baltimore County Baltimore | Undergraduate certificate | $14,613 | not published | 55 |
| Hagerstown Community College Hagerstown | Undergraduate certificate | $9,250 | not published | 19 |
| Howard Community College Columbia | Undergraduate certificate | $11,994 | not published | 8 |
| Wor-Wic Community College Salisbury | Undergraduate certificate | $8,750 | not published | 63 |
| Allegany College of Maryland Cumberland | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Anne Arundel Community College Arnold | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 22 |
| Baltimore City Community College Baltimore | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Carroll Community College Westminster | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Cecil College North East | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| College of Southern Maryland La Plata | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Fortis Institute-Towson Towson | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Frederick Community College Frederick | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Harford Community College Bel Air | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Prince George's Community College Largo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
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.