Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants graduates from Academy of Careers and Technology earn $52,310 median salary, below the national average for this program.

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Academy of Careers and Technology

Beckley, West Virginia • Certificate

Median Earnings
$52,310
Graduates earn below the national average for this program

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Academy of Careers and Technology

This page combines two federal data products: IPEDS institutional characteristics for Academy of Careers and Technology and the College Scorecard field-of-study (FOS) file for Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at the certificate credential level. The FOS file is keyed by CIP (Classification of Instructional Programs) code, which means earnings and debt figures here reflect only graduates of this specific program – not the school as a whole. IPEDS reports 18 completers in the most recent cohort for this program at Academy of Careers and Technology, the denominator behind the median earnings figure.

Median graduate earnings of $52,310 represent Treasury-derived wages, deferred compensation, and positive self-employment earnings four years after program completion for federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled. Compared to the national mean of $56,333 across all institutions offering Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, graduates here earn below the national average for this program. Across all programs at Academy of Careers and Technology, the mean median-earnings figure is $46,956, providing internal context for whether this specific field out-earns other options at the same institution.

Debt signals complete the ROI picture. Median federal debt is not separately reported for this program at this school. Program-level debt and four-year post-completion earnings come from the Department of Education’s College Scorecard field-of-study snapshot retrieved in March 2026.

Earnings Comparison

This School
$52,310
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
National Average
$56,333
All schools, same program
School Average
$46,956
All programs at Academy of Careers and Technology

Program Details

Certificate
Credential Level
18
Completers (IPEDS)
1,249
Schools Offering

Debt & ROI

$52,310
Median Earnings

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Other Schools

About the Data

Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Field of Study file. Earnings are median earnings for graduates after completion, drawn from U.S. Treasury tax records linked to federal financial aid applicants. Institutional characteristics come from IPEDS. Debt figures represent the median cumulative federal loan debt at graduation.

PlainCollege's Scorecard snapshots, retrieved March–July 2026, contain 6,243 postsecondary institutions and 70,827 school-and-program earnings records.