Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants programs in Utah
14 schools in Utah teach this, at certificate or associate level. 2 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $27,439 at Mountainland Technical College.
What this work pays in Utah
Nursing Assistants in Utah earn a median of $39,840 a year across 12,260 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 Utah |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | $63,230 | 1,680 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountainland Technical College Lehi | Undergraduate certificate | — | $27,439 (13 grads) | 361 |
| Ogden-Weber Technical College Ogden | Undergraduate certificate | — | $24,730 (18 grads) | 208 |
| Davis Technical College Kaysville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 354 |
| Utah State University Logan | Undergraduate certificate | $9,906 | not published | 41 |
| Bridgerland Technical College Logan | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 181 |
| Dixie Technical College Saint George | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 98 |
| Nightingale College Salt Lake City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 56 |
| Snow College Ephraim | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 111 |
| Snow College Ephraim | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Southwest Technical College Cedar City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 84 |
| Tooele Technical College Tooele | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 32 |
| Uintah Basin Technical College Roosevelt | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 163 |
| Utah Tech University Saint George | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 151 |
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.