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Highest earning certificate practical nursing programs in Kentucky
Kentucky practical nursing programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beckfield College-Florence | Florence | For-profit, 4-year | $48,479 | 67 |
| 2 | Galen College of Nursing | Louisville | For-profit, 4-year | $46,830 | 375 |
| 3 | Galen Health Institutes | Pikeville | For-profit, 2-year | $46,830 | 375 |
| 4 | ATA College | Louisville | For-profit, 2-year | $41,553 | 155 |
| 5 | Sullivan University | Louisville | For-profit, 4-year | $40,909 | 46 |
| 6 | Bluegrass Community and Technical College | Lexington | Public, 2-year | $36,053 | 123 |
| 7 | Jefferson Community and Technical College | Louisville | Public, 2-year | $33,594 | 54 |
| 8 | Maysville Community and Technical College | Maysville | Public, 2-year | $31,865 | 60 |
| 9 | West Kentucky Community and Technical College | Paducah | Public, 2-year | $31,020 | 90 |
| 10 | Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College | Bowling Green | Public, 2-year | $30,338 | 35 |
| 11 | Somerset Community College | Somerset | Public, 2-year | $28,953 | 64 |
| 12 | Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College | Cumberland | Public, 2-year | $27,051 | 38 |
| 13 | Ashland Community and Technical College | Ashland | Public, 2-year | $26,424 | 92 |
| 14 | Madisonville Community College | Madisonville | Public, 2-year | $26,318 | 49 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.