Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants programs in Ohio
80 schools in Ohio teach this, at certificate or associate level. 45 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $59,124 at Owens Community College.
What this work pays in Ohio
Nursing Assistants in Ohio earn a median of $39,010 a year across 63,280 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 Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | $61,950 | 39,900 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owens Community College Perrysburg | Associate's degree | — | $59,124 (19 grads) | 0 |
| Fortis College-Centerville Centerville | Undergraduate certificate | $17,667 | $46,513 (137 grads) | 39 |
| Professional Skills Institute Maumee | Undergraduate certificate | — | $44,691 (107 grads) | 145 |
| Athena Career Academy Toledo | Undergraduate certificate | $14,120 | $43,957 (134 grads) | 54 |
| Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls Cuyahoga Falls | Undergraduate certificate | $17,667 | $41,193 (30 grads) | 17 |
| Knox County Career Center Mount Vernon | Undergraduate certificate | $14,633 | $40,821 (27 grads) | 45 |
| Fortis College-Cincinnati Cincinnati | Undergraduate certificate | $19,000 | $40,209 (74 grads) | 19 |
| Fortis College-Columbus Westerville | Undergraduate certificate | $19,000 | $40,209 (74 grads) | 43 |
| Cuyahoga Valley Career Center Brecksville | Undergraduate certificate | $12,964 | $39,214 (60 grads) | 31 |
| Herzing University-Akron Akron | Undergraduate certificate | $14,375 | $39,009 (32 grads) | 24 |
| Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati | Undergraduate certificate | $12,839 | $38,289 (11 grads) | 125 |
| Stautzenberger College-Brecksville Brecksville | Undergraduate certificate | $20,000 | $37,856 (63 grads) | 17 |
| Stautzenberger College-Maumee Maumee | Undergraduate certificate | $20,000 | $37,856 (63 grads) | 32 |
| ETI Technical College of Niles Niles | Undergraduate certificate | $19,000 | $37,748 (22 grads) | 9 |
| Central School of Practical Nursing Independence | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $37,503 (55 grads) | 17 |
| EHOVE Career Center Milan | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $37,280 (76 grads) | 77 |
| Wayne County Schools Career Center Smithville | Undergraduate certificate | $7,350 | $36,992 (63 grads) | 75 |
| Cuyahoga Community College District Cleveland | Undergraduate certificate | $9,055 | $36,848 (21 grads) | 28 |
| Clark State College Springfield | Undergraduate certificate | $13,792 | $35,864 (35 grads) | 66 |
| Ohio Medical Career College Dayton | Undergraduate certificate | $11,968 | $35,240 (31 grads) | 51 |
| Northwest State Community College Archbold | Undergraduate certificate | $8,959 | $35,142 (61 grads) | 13 |
| Hondros College of Nursing Columbus | Undergraduate certificate | $13,000 | $34,864 (393 grads) | 650 |
| Auburn Career Center Concord Twp | Undergraduate certificate | — | $34,847 (20 grads) | 7 |
| Canton City Schools Adult Career and Technical Education Canton | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $34,526 (21 grads) | 60 |
| Upper Valley Career Center Piqua | Undergraduate certificate | $14,820 | $34,420 (39 grads) | 26 |
| ATA College-Cincinnati Cincinnati | Undergraduate certificate | $22,917 | $34,230 (50 grads) | 67 |
| Central Ohio Technical College Newark | Undergraduate certificate | $8,982 | $33,993 (22 grads) | 98 |
| Sandusky Career Center Sandusky | Undergraduate certificate | $12,772 | $33,993 (18 grads) | 27 |
| Pickaway Ross Joint Vocational School District Chillicothe | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $33,043 (51 grads) | 65 |
| Collins Career Technical Center Chesapeake | Undergraduate certificate | $11,074 | $32,854 (149 grads) | 110 |
| Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus Jefferson | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $31,996 (25 grads) | 26 |
| Apollo Career Center Lima | Undergraduate certificate | $13,750 | $31,601 (67 grads) | 155 |
| Pike County Joint Vocational School District Piketon | Undergraduate certificate | — | $31,547 (38 grads) | 5 |
| Columbiana County Career and Technical Center Lisbon | Undergraduate certificate | $10,796 | $31,314 (33 grads) | 67 |
| Northern Career Institute Eastlake | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $31,314 (12 grads) | 60 |
| Portage Lakes Career Center Uniontown | Undergraduate certificate | — | $30,771 (14 grads) | 43 |
| Scioto County Career Technical Center Lucasville | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $30,616 (38 grads) | 56 |
| James A. Rhodes State College Lima | Undergraduate certificate | $15,706 | $30,228 (25 grads) | 38 |
| Choffin Career and Technical Center Youngstown | Undergraduate certificate | $6,000 | $29,685 (14 grads) | 21 |
| Ross College-Canton Canton | Undergraduate certificate | $12,586 | $29,685 (21 grads) | 26 |
| Toledo Public Schools Adult and Continuing Education Toledo | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $28,598 (27 grads) | — |
| Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education Zanesville | Undergraduate certificate | $9,261 | $28,443 (65 grads) | 62 |
| Washington State College of Ohio Marietta | Undergraduate certificate | $11,025 | $27,822 (25 grads) | 40 |
| American Institute of Alternative Medicine Columbus | Undergraduate certificate | $14,290 | $26,933 (12 grads) | 126 |
| Sinclair Community College Dayton | Undergraduate certificate | $5,868 | $17,375 (17 grads) | 192 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Parma Parma | Undergraduate certificate | $16,500 | not published | 20 |
| Buckeye Hills Career Center Rio Grande | Undergraduate certificate | $8,981 | not published | 57 |
| Butler Technology and Career Development Schools Monroe | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | not published | 164 |
| Columbus State Community College Columbus | Undergraduate certificate | $3,500 | not published | 345 |
| Felbry College Columbus | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | not published | 25 |
| Hocking College Nelsonville | Undergraduate certificate | $16,540 | not published | 0 |
| North Central State College Mansfield | Undergraduate certificate | $7,310 | not published | 37 |
| Southern State Community College Hillsboro | Undergraduate certificate | $11,839 | not published | 14 |
| Stark State College North Canton | Undergraduate certificate | $8,857 | not published | 51 |
| Tri-Rivers Career Center Marion | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | not published | 44 |
| Academia Medical Institute Columbus | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
| Adult and Community Education-Hudson Columbus | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 55 |
| American Institute of Alternative Medicine Columbus | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Belmont College St Clairsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Brown & Clermont Adult Career Campuses Bethel | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| Buckeye Hills Career Center Rio Grande | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County Newark | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 103 |
| Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical Schools Groveport | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Four County Career Center Archbold | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Great Oaks Career Campuses Cincinnati | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Hondros College of Nursing Columbus | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Lakeland Community College Kirtland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Lorain County Community College Elyria | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 69 |
| Lorain County Joint Vocational School District Oberlin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Madison Adult Career Center Mansfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 49 |
| Marion Technical College Marion | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Ohio Institute of Allied Health Huber Heights | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| Owens Community College Perrysburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Pioneer Career and Technology Center Shelby | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Tri-County Adult Career Center Nelsonville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| University of Rio Grande Rio Grande | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Valley College-Cleveland Cleveland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 114 |
| Vantage Career Center Van Wert | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 27 |
| Warren County Career Center Lebanon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 37 |
| Washington County Career Center-Adult Technical Training Marietta | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 38 |
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.