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Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants undergraduate certificate or diploma outcomes at Harrisburg Area Community College

Harrisburg, PA · Public · Federal field 5139

Data scope

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The short version

Reported earnings are close to the same-degree benchmark.

$246 above the national median for the same field and credential.

Debt pressure
Not available
Positive-payoff price ceiling
$68,190 / year
10-year scenario
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Price evidence
College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS

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Not availableEarnings growth, year 1 → 5Not available$54,182
80Earn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
86Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
100Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median
Not availableBorrowers representedCohort behind the debt median
Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential
88Recent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential
01 · PRICE CONTEXT$14,471

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

02 · BORROWINGNot available

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$56,319

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENTNot available

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$14,471Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$18,369Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE20.7%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.

Not availableYear 1
$56,319Year 4
$54,182Year 5
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

Repayment pressure is not available

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

Gross monthly earnings$4,693
Estimated loan paymentNot available
Not availableborrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$56,319 vs. $56,073

$246 above 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$63,940 median wagePA estimate · 38,260 jobs · 29-2061+3.0% projected U.S. growth · 51.8k openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardNursing Assistants$44,590 median wagePA estimate · 67,740 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.

Downingtown, PA

Chester County Intermediate Unit

$10,073 higher earnings · $30 lower annual net price

Earnings
$66,392
Debt
$18,075
Annual net price
$14,441
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Newtown, PA

Bucks County Community College

$4,910 higher earnings · $8,082 lower annual net price

Earnings
$61,229
Debt
$16,672
Annual net price
$6,389
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Canonsburg, PA

Western Area Career & Technology Center

$2,943 higher earnings · $6,405 lower annual net price

Earnings
$59,262
Debt
$16,500
Annual net price
$8,066
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Bethlehem, PA

Northampton County Area Community College

$2,268 higher earnings · $2,352 lower annual net price

Earnings
$58,587
Debt
$23,033
Annual net price
$12,119
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DATA QUALITY

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100 observations in the earnings cohort

June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

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