Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma · about 45 graduates a year

$42,734
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$56,881
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$56,073
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#360 of 757
Rank by pay
#230 of 757
Rank, wage-adjusted
$14,250
Median federal debt

Piedmont Technical College graduates in practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants earn 1% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 25% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Piedmont Technical College Compares for Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants

All 757 colleges reporting practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Monroe College Bronx, NY$111,045$105,692#1—
2Saint Michael College of Allied Health Washington, DC$92,203$80,794#14$74,782
3Holyoke Community College Holyoke, MA$88,067$77,552#23—
4CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City, NY$85,842$81,704#10$56,230
5Best Care College East Orange, NJ$85,297$74,864#39$40,687
6CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn, NY$83,108$79,102#17—
7Harmony Health Care Institute Merrimack, NH$82,633$76,113#31$85,953
8Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing Englewood Cliffs, NJ$82,581$72,480#67$62,684
9Unitek College Fremont, CA$82,448$75,022#38$61,838
10Chemeketa Community College Salem, OR$82,215$82,699#6—
…
357Lanier Technical College Gainesville, GA$56,978$58,984#353$29,881
358Clark State College Springfield, OH$56,975$60,801#290$41,996
359Vincennes University Vincennes, IN$56,928$61,073#281$37,774
360Piedmont Technical College Greenwood, SC$56,881$63,072#230$42,734
361Community College of Beaver County Monaca, PA$56,760$57,725#384—
362Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg, FL$56,727$60,379#304$47,306
363Front Range Community College Westminster, CO$56,643$52,972#525$29,021

Other Majors at Piedmont Technical College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$49,692$34,637#218 of 290
Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies$48,358—#1 of 9
Precision Metal Working$47,604$34,928#185 of 365
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$32,481$28,238#452 of 637
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$28,324$23,661#101 of 109

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Piedmont Technical College practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $42,734 one year after graduating and $56,881 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Piedmont Technical College rank for practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants?

Among 757 colleges reporting earnings for practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants graduates, Piedmont Technical College ranks #360 by median pay four years after graduation, and #230 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants at Piedmont Technical College worth it?

Its graduates earn 1% more than the national median for practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants ($56,073), and the median federal debt at graduation is $14,250.

← All data for Piedmont Technical College · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.