Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants programs in Wisconsin
22 schools in Wisconsin teach this, at certificate or associate level. 15 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $48,745 at Madison Area Technical College.
What this work pays in Wisconsin
Nursing Assistants in Wisconsin earn a median of $45,130 a year across 28,370 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 Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | $63,760 | 7,390 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Area Technical College Madison | Undergraduate certificate | — | $48,745 (44 grads) | 489 |
| Herzing University-Brookfield Brookfield | Undergraduate certificate | $14,375 | $39,009 (32 grads) | 29 |
| Herzing University-Kenosha Kenosha | Undergraduate certificate | $14,375 | $39,009 (32 grads) | 70 |
| Herzing University-Madison Madison | Undergraduate certificate | $14,375 | $39,009 (32 grads) | — |
| Rasmussen University-Wisconsin Green Bay | Undergraduate certificate | $14,167 | $37,868 (263 grads) | 0 |
| Fox Valley Technical College Appleton | Undergraduate certificate | $8,250 | $31,828 (58 grads) | 499 |
| Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay | Undergraduate certificate | $10,250 | $29,840 (87 grads) | 679 |
| Blackhawk Technical College Janesville | Undergraduate certificate | $3,500 | $28,598 (25 grads) | 246 |
| Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee | Undergraduate certificate | $11,750 | $26,353 (27 grads) | 295 |
| Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee | Undergraduate certificate | — | $25,826 (29 grads) | 487 |
| Lakeshore Technical College Cleveland | Undergraduate certificate | $5,661 | $21,508 (18 grads) | 144 |
| Western Technical College La Crosse | Undergraduate certificate | $5,500 | $20,530 (55 grads) | 270 |
| Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Fennimore | Undergraduate certificate | — | $20,140 (23 grads) | 163 |
| Northcentral Technical College Wausau | Undergraduate certificate | $3,750 | $19,531 (65 grads) | 276 |
| Mid-State Technical College Wisconsin Rapids | Undergraduate certificate | $4,500 | $15,922 (18 grads) | 141 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa Wauwatosa | Undergraduate certificate | $16,500 | not published | 52 |
| Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire | Undergraduate certificate | $11,562 | not published | 517 |
| Moraine Park Technical College Fond du Lac | Undergraduate certificate | $3,500 | not published | 381 |
| Nicolet Area Technical College Rhinelander | Undergraduate certificate | $7,125 | not published | 106 |
| Northwood Technical College Rice Lake | Undergraduate certificate | $5,500 | not published | 7 |
| Gateway Technical College Kenosha | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 694 |
| Gateway Technical College Kenosha | 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.