10-yr median earnings
$48,705
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing
Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing is a public institution in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $19,937
- Avg net price / yr
- $48,705
- 10-yr median earnings
- 44.2%
- 150%-time completion
- 79.3%
- Acceptance rate
The verdict
Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing pairs above-median former-student earnings with a moderately open admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 31%
- former-student earnings, US
- 79.3%
- acceptance rate
- 44.2%
- 150%-time completion
- +22%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
D
College Value Score
44/100
Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings B-
$48,705
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$19,937
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
44.2%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$17,678
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
45.0%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$19,937
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
44.2%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 44.2%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$48,705 Top 31% higher than 69% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $48,705 | #1586 of 5103 | 69th |
| Average net price | $19,937 | #3070 of 5020 | 39th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 44.2% | #3363 of 4858 | 31st |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 85 | #4499 of 5462 | 18th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
85
Undergraduate enrollment
79.3%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
44.2%
150%-time completion
$48,705
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing ranks in Pennsylvania
State rank among 270 reporting Pennsylvania colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $48,705 | #141 of 270 | 48th |
| Average net price | $19,937 | #130 of 264 | 51st (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 44.2% | #208 of 259 | 20th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 85 | #219 of 282 | 22nd |
Highest former-student earnings in Pennsylvania
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine | $138,767 | - |
| 2 | Carnegie Mellon University | $114,862 | $31,944 |
| 3 | University of Pennsylvania | $111,371 | $28,699 |
| 4 | Lehigh University | $105,584 | $36,931 |
| 5 | Villanova University | $100,423 | $43,756 |
| 6 | Bucknell University | $93,807 | $40,766 |
| 7 | Lafayette College | $91,410 | $34,433 |
| 8 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | $86,881 | $29,689 |
| 9 | Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster | $86,881 | $42,478 |
| 10 | Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing | $86,138 | - |
| 11 | Drexel University | $84,648 | $38,509 |
| 12 | Swarthmore College | $80,257 | $23,149 |
| 141 | Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical NursingThis school | $48,705 | $19,937 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 79.3% |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $19,937 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $21,147 |
| $30,001 – $48,000 | $14,492 |
58.9%
Pell Grant Rate
66.9%
Federal Loan Rate
$17,678
Median Debt
$187/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $10,746 to $18,620 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +16.3%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$10,746
Highest year
$18,620
Most recent (2023)
$18,620
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $16,0122023 · $18,620
Over the same years, enrollment went -14.3% (119 → 102 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
90.0%
Female
60.6%
First Generation
Outcomes
$39,936
Median Earnings (6yr)
67.1%
Earning Over $25K
45.0%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 44.2% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $39,936 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $48,705 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 67.1% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 45.0% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $17,678 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $187/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 54 | $54,907 | $17,678 |
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Similar Reported Net Price
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing? ▼
Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing is a public institution in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. The acceptance rate is 79.3%. Undergraduate enrollment is 85 students.
How much do Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $48,705 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $39,936.
How much does Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing cost? ▼
The average net price at Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing is $19,937.. Median student debt at graduation is $17,678.
What is the graduation rate at Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing? ▼
Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing has a 44.2% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing is $17,678, while former students earn a median of $48,705 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 36% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 45.0% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $187.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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