Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants programs in North Carolina
47 schools in North Carolina teach this, at certificate or associate level. 15 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $41,565 at Vance-Granville Community College.
What this work pays in North Carolina
Nursing Assistants in North Carolina earn a median of $38,460 a year across 64,010 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 North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | $63,270 | 18,010 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vance-Granville Community College Henderson | Undergraduate certificate | — | $41,565 (22 grads) | 19 |
| Gaston College Dallas | Undergraduate certificate | — | $41,295 (14 grads) | 296 |
| McDowell Technical Community College Marion | Undergraduate certificate | — | $40,821 (23 grads) | 31 |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville | Undergraduate certificate | $9,468 | $39,369 (21 grads) | 64 |
| Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $38,289 (36 grads) | 60 |
| Brunswick Community College Bolivia | Undergraduate certificate | — | $35,420 (19 grads) | 3 |
| Isothermal Community College Spindale | Undergraduate certificate | — | $35,060 (30 grads) | 17 |
| Coastal Carolina Community College Jacksonville | Undergraduate certificate | — | $34,348 (15 grads) | 19 |
| Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown | Undergraduate certificate | $10,500 | $33,993 (12 grads) | 7 |
| Montgomery Community College Troy | Undergraduate certificate | — | $33,993 (21 grads) | 10 |
| Rockingham Community College Wentworth | Undergraduate certificate | — | $33,281 (19 grads) | 20 |
| Beaufort County Community College Washington | Undergraduate certificate | — | $32,925 (11 grads) | 14 |
| Central Carolina Community College Sanford | Undergraduate certificate | — | $32,925 (20 grads) | 20 |
| Bladen Community College Dublin | Undergraduate certificate | — | $32,382 (11 grads) | 21 |
| Southwestern Community College Sylva | Undergraduate certificate | — | $26,353 (12 grads) | 8 |
| College of the Albemarle Elizabeth City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Durham Technical Community College Durham | Undergraduate certificate | $10,500 | not published | 18 |
| Sampson Community College Clinton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Alamance Community College Graham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Blue Ridge Community College Flat Rock | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute Hudson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 27 |
| Cape Fear Community College Wilmington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
| Carteret Community College Morehead City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Cleveland Community College Shelby | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 27 |
| Craven Community College New Bern | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Davidson-Davie Community College Thomasville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 85 |
| Edgecombe Community College Tarboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Halifax Community College Weldon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| James Sprunt Community College Kenansville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Johnston Community College Smithfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Lenoir Community College Kinston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Mayland Community College Spruce Pine | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Nash Community College Rocky Mount | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Piedmont Community College Roxboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Richmond Community College Hamlet | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Robeson Community College Lumberton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 22 |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Salisbury | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Sandhills Community College Pinehurst | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| South Piedmont Community College Polkton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
| Southeastern College-Charlotte Charlotte | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Southeastern Community College Whiteville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Surry Community College Dobson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Wake Technical Community College Raleigh | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Wayne Community College Goldsboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Wilson Community College Wilson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
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.
Email me when these figures change
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.