Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants programs in Washington
34 schools in Washington teach this, at certificate or associate level. 5 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $47,260 at Olympic College.
What this work pays in Washington
Nursing Assistants in Washington earn a median of $49,180 a year across 30,270 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 Washington |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | $83,150 | 6,780 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic College Bremerton | Undergraduate certificate | — | $47,260 (11 grads) | 67 |
| Green River College Auburn | Undergraduate certificate | — | $46,087 (12 grads) | 28 |
| Clover Park Technical College Lakewood | Undergraduate certificate | $10,584 | $43,000 (64 grads) | 111 |
| Bates Technical College Tacoma | Associate's degree | — | $42,682 (19 grads) | 60 |
| Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon | Undergraduate certificate | — | $36,852 (32 grads) | 59 |
| Bates Technical College Tacoma | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Bellevue College Bellevue | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Bellingham Technical College Bellingham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 37 |
| Big Bend Community College Moses Lake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| Centralia College Centralia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Centralia College Centralia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Columbia Basin College Pasco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
| Edmonds College Lynnwood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 35 |
| Everett Community College Everett | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Grays Harbor College Aberdeen | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Green River College Auburn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 32 |
| Heritage University Toppenish | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Heritage University Toppenish | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Highline College Des Moines | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Lake Washington Institute of Technology Kirkland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Lower Columbia College Longview | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 46 |
| North Seattle College Seattle | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| North Seattle College Seattle | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Peninsula College Port Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Renton Technical College Renton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 34 |
| Shoreline College Shoreline | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 36 |
| South Seattle College Seattle | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| South Seattle College Seattle | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Spokane Community College Spokane | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Tacoma Community College Tacoma | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Walla Walla Community College Walla Walla | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 56 |
| Wenatchee Valley College Wenatchee | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Whatcom Community College Bellingham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 42 |
| Yakima Valley College Yakima | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
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.