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Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants undergraduate certificate or diploma outcomes at Washburn Institute of Technology

Topeka, KS · Public · Federal field 5139

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The short version

Reported earnings trail the same-degree benchmark.

$7,133 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Debt pressure
35.3% of annual earnings
Positive-payoff price ceiling
Not reached
10-year scenario
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Price evidence
College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

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+18%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$43,321$51,058
Earn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
72Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
94Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median
117Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median
Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential
27Recent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential
01 · PRICE CONTEXT$8,607

Institution-wide annual average net price—not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWING$17,283

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$48,940

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$183/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$8,607Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$14,251Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE67.7%Institution-wide completion rate
WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

$43,321Year 1
$48,940Year 4
$51,058Year 5
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

4.5% of gross monthly earnings

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$4,078
Estimated loan payment$183
117borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$48,940 vs. $56,073

$7,133 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for—not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$61,760 median wageKS estimate · 7,530 jobs · 29-2061+3.0% projected U.S. growth · 51.8k openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardNursing Assistants$38,010 median wageKS estimate · 24,610 jobs · 31-1131+2.6% projected U.S. growth · 196.2k openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree award
Possible alternatives

Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.

Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.

Liberal, KS

Seward County Community College

$18,543 higher earnings · $5,933 less debt · $1,890 lower annual net price

Earnings
$67,483
Debt
$11,350
Annual net price
$6,717
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Garden City, KS

Garden City Community College

$14,272 higher earnings · $2,945 less debt · $363 lower annual net price

Earnings
$63,212
Debt
$14,338
Annual net price
$8,244
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Hutchinson, KS

Hutchinson Community College

$4,978 higher earnings · $4,073 less debt · $1,880 lower annual net price

Earnings
$53,918
Debt
$13,210
Annual net price
$6,727
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Kansas City, KS

Kansas City Kansas Community College

$15,233 higher earnings · $2,533 less debt

Earnings
$64,173
Debt
$14,750
Annual net price
$16,744
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DATA QUALITY

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94 observations in the earnings cohort

June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page

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