Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants programs in Minnesota
31 schools in Minnesota teach this, at certificate or associate level. 18 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $46,478 at Pine Technical & Community College.
What this work pays in Minnesota
Nursing Assistants in Minnesota earn a median of $46,680 a year across 29,120 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 Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | $63,750 | 12,840 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Technical & Community College Pine City | Undergraduate certificate | $11,064 | $46,478 (17 grads) | 31 |
| Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park | Associate's degree | $14,933 | $44,021 (23 grads) | 16 |
| Dakota County Technical College Rosemount | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $43,240 (35 grads) | 116 |
| Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | $42,235 (36 grads) | 67 |
| Saint Paul College Saint Paul | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $41,565 (66 grads) | 182 |
| South Central College North Mankato | Undergraduate certificate | — | $39,369 (14 grads) | 27 |
| Dakota County Technical College Rosemount | Associate's degree | — | $38,829 (17 grads) | 0 |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls | Associate's degree | — | $38,289 (39 grads) | — |
| St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud | Undergraduate certificate | $15,623 | $38,018 (29 grads) | 76 |
| Rasmussen University-Minnesota St. Cloud | Undergraduate certificate | $14,167 | $37,868 (263 grads) | 113 |
| Northland Community and Technical College Thief River Falls | Associate's degree | — | $36,129 (49 grads) | — |
| Minnesota State College Southeast Winona | Undergraduate certificate | $13,935 | $35,060 (28 grads) | 42 |
| Anoka Technical College Anoka | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $34,603 (69 grads) | 175 |
| Alexandria Technical & Community College Alexandria | Undergraduate certificate | $7,464 | $34,575 (48 grads) | 65 |
| Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester | Undergraduate certificate | $19,250 | $31,042 (30 grads) | 41 |
| Northwest Technical College Bemidji | Undergraduate certificate | — | $29,685 (20 grads) | 10 |
| Ridgewater College Willmar | Undergraduate certificate | $18,048 | $24,421 (27 grads) | 16 |
| Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Cloquet | Undergraduate certificate | — | $21,964 (12 grads) | 0 |
| Lake Superior College Duluth | Undergraduate certificate | $11,288 | not published | 103 |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls | Undergraduate certificate | $13,000 | not published | 43 |
| Northland Community and Technical College Thief River Falls | Undergraduate certificate | $12,250 | not published | 150 |
| Riverland Community College Austin | Undergraduate certificate | $13,875 | not published | 32 |
| Central Lakes College-Brainerd Brainerd | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Century College White Bear Lake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 107 |
| Inver Hills Community College Inver Grove Heights | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 167 |
| Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 114 |
| Minnesota North College Hibbing | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 114 |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 209 |
| Normandale Community College Bloomington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 49 |
| Rasmussen University-Minnesota St. Cloud | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Saint Paul College Saint Paul | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
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.