Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants programs in Missouri
35 schools in Missouri teach this, at certificate or associate level. 18 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $45,354 at Applied Tech.
What this work pays in Missouri
Nursing Assistants in Missouri earn a median of $37,680 a year across 34,050 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 Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | $61,530 | 14,700 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Tech Sunset Hills | Undergraduate certificate | $14,750 | $45,354 (140 grads) | 71 |
| St Charles Community College Cottleville | Undergraduate certificate | — | $44,649 (17 grads) | 22 |
| Warrensburg Area Career Center Warrensburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | $42,682 (22 grads) | 15 |
| Concorde Career College-Kansas City Kansas City | Undergraduate certificate | $18,710 | $41,193 (64 grads) | 51 |
| Cass Career Center Harrisonville | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $38,289 (26 grads) | 21 |
| Four Rivers Career Center Washington | Undergraduate certificate | $14,913 | $37,808 (28 grads) | 17 |
| Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield | Undergraduate certificate | $10,360 | $37,208 (45 grads) | 76 |
| State Technical College of Missouri Linn | Undergraduate certificate | $7,990 | $37,208 (16 grads) | 22 |
| Three Rivers College Poplar Bluff | Undergraduate certificate | — | $37,208 (14 grads) | 39 |
| Moberly Area Community College Moberly | Undergraduate certificate | $12,562 | $36,848 (11 grads) | 58 |
| Waynesville Career Center Waynesville | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $36,437 (37 grads) | 13 |
| Carthage R9 School District-Carthage Technical Center Carthage | Undergraduate certificate | $14,638 | $34,704 (28 grads) | 20 |
| Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City Kansas City | Undergraduate certificate | $12,819 | $33,993 (13 grads) | 23 |
| Saline County Career Center Marshall | Undergraduate certificate | $14,027 | $33,993 (29 grads) | 21 |
| Texas County Technical College Houston | Undergraduate certificate | $9,969 | $32,213 (31 grads) | 20 |
| Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center Cape Girardeau | Undergraduate certificate | $11,750 | $31,763 (30 grads) | 39 |
| St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton Fenton | Undergraduate certificate | $18,347 | $27,181 (123 grads) | 25 |
| St Louis College of Health Careers-St Louis Saint Louis | Undergraduate certificate | $18,347 | $27,181 (123 grads) | 21 |
| Bolivar Technical College Bolivar | Undergraduate certificate | $15,000 | not published | 20 |
| Franklin Technology Center Adult Education Joplin | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | not published | 29 |
| Hannibal-LaGrange University Hannibal | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | not published | 17 |
| Kirksville Area Technical Center Kirksville | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | not published | 20 |
| Lex La-Ray Technical Center Lexington | Undergraduate certificate | $10,167 | not published | 25 |
| Mineral Area College Park Hills | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | not published | 25 |
| North Central Missouri College Trenton | Undergraduate certificate | $10,500 | not published | 87 |
| Southern Missouri Technical Institute West Plains | Undergraduate certificate | $8,871 | not published | 30 |
| State Fair Community College Sedalia | Undergraduate certificate | $11,000 | not published | 42 |
| Crowder College Neosho | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Hannibal-LaGrange University Hannibal | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Jefferson College Hillsboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 47 |
| Moberly Area Community College Moberly | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Pike-Lincoln Technical Center Eolia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 22 |
| Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences Cape Girardeau | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton Fenton | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| State Technical College of Missouri Linn | Associate's degree | — | 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.