Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants programs in Montana
9 schools in Montana teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in Montana
Nursing Assistants in Montana earn a median of $40,900 a year across 4,390 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 Montana |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | $62,210 | 1,620 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackfeet Community College Browning | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Flathead Valley Community College Kalispell | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Flathead Valley Community College Kalispell | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Great Falls College Montana State University Great Falls | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Helena College University of Montana Helena | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Highlands College of Montana Tech Butte | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Montana State University Billings Billings | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Montana Technological University Butte | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| The University of Montana Missoula | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
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.