Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants programs in New Jersey
30 schools in New Jersey teach this, at certificate or associate level. 13 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $55,286 at Best Care College.
What this work pays in New Jersey
Nursing Assistants in New Jersey earn a median of $46,830 a year across 32,400 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 New Jersey |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | $75,160 | 17,410 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Care College East Orange | Undergraduate certificate | $13,304 | $55,286 (18 grads) | 43 |
| Eastwick College-Hackensack Hackensack | Undergraduate certificate | $17,615 | $50,856 (96 grads) | 40 |
| Eastwick College-Ramsey Ramsey | Undergraduate certificate | — | $47,930 (38 grads) | 17 |
| MCVSD Freehold | Undergraduate certificate | — | $46,321 (12 grads) | 14 |
| Jersey College Teterboro | Undergraduate certificate | $16,010 | $45,408 (371 grads) | 256 |
| Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing Englewood Cliffs | Undergraduate certificate | $10,700 | $44,649 (22 grads) | 5 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin Iselin | Undergraduate certificate | $16,380 | $44,453 (756 grads) | 219 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Moorestown Moorestown | Undergraduate certificate | $16,380 | $44,453 (756 grads) | 223 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Paramus Paramus | Undergraduate certificate | $16,380 | $44,453 (756 grads) | 218 |
| UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey Cranford | Undergraduate certificate | $15,250 | $43,575 (41 grads) | 51 |
| Prism Career Institute-Cherry Hill Cherry Hill | Undergraduate certificate | $17,200 | $38,072 (418 grads) | 105 |
| Prism Career Institute-West Atlantic City West Atlantic City | Undergraduate certificate | $17,200 | $38,072 (418 grads) | 121 |
| Berkeley College-Woodland Park Woodland Park | Undergraduate certificate | $16,500 | $29,685 (180 grads) | 42 |
| Healthcare Training Institute Union | Undergraduate certificate | $8,427 | not published | 3 |
| New Community Career & Technical Institute Newark | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Salem Community College Carneys Point | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | not published | 29 |
| Universal Training Institute Perth Amboy | Undergraduate certificate | $11,680 | not published | 69 |
| American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education Piscataway | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Atlantic Cape Community College Mays Landing | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Burlington County Institute of Technology-Adult Education Westampton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Camden County College Blackwood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 39 |
| Eastwick College-Nutley Nutley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Essex County College Newark | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
| Hudson County Community College Jersey City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| Morris County Vocational School District Denville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 32 |
| National Career Institute East Orange | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Ocean County Vocational-Technical School Toms River | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 55 |
| Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus Vineland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus Sewell | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Universal Training Institute Perth Amboy | 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.