Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants programs in Mississippi
17 schools in Mississippi teach this, at certificate or associate level. 10 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $37,054 at Hinds Community College.
What this work pays in Mississippi
Nursing Assistants in Mississippi earn a median of $31,520 a year across 14,200 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 Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | $50,220 | 9,850 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinds Community College Raymond | Undergraduate certificate | $11,151 | $37,054 (79 grads) | 71 |
| Holmes Community College Goodman | Undergraduate certificate | $8,500 | $36,324 (41 grads) | 115 |
| Northeast Mississippi Community College Booneville | Undergraduate certificate | $11,000 | $35,274 (24 grads) | 24 |
| Pearl River Community College Poplarville | Undergraduate certificate | $7,500 | $33,993 (25 grads) | 84 |
| Itawamba Community College Fulton | Undergraduate certificate | $9,201 | $32,925 (31 grads) | 42 |
| East Mississippi Community College Scooba | Undergraduate certificate | $11,500 | $29,141 (29 grads) | 18 |
| Northwest Mississippi Community College Senatobia | Undergraduate certificate | $7,005 | $29,092 (108 grads) | 210 |
| East Central Community College Decatur | Undergraduate certificate | — | $28,212 (13 grads) | 18 |
| Jones County Junior College Ellisville | Undergraduate certificate | $8,120 | $27,126 (70 grads) | 123 |
| Meridian Community College Meridian | Undergraduate certificate | $6,126 | $19,957 (69 grads) | 59 |
| Copiah-Lincoln Community College Wesson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 55 |
| Mississippi Delta Community College Moorhead | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 33 |
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston | Associate's degree | $11,982 | not published | 0 |
| Southwest Mississippi Community College Summit | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 42 |
| Coahoma Community College Clarksdale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Mississippi Delta Community College Moorhead | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 76 |
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.