Federal data
Highest earning certificate practical nursing programs in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania 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 | Eastern Center for Arts and Technology | Willow Grove | Public, under 2-year | $56,261 | 51 |
| 2 | PITC Institute | Wyncote | For-profit, 2-year | $54,959 | 86 |
| 3 | Pennsylvania State University | Erie | Public, 4-year | $54,669 | 94 |
| 4 | Bucks County Community College | Newtown | Public, 2-year | $54,103 | 42 |
| 5 | Pennsylvania Institute of Technology | Media | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $52,794 | 60 |
| 6 | Lincoln Technical Institute | Allentown | For-profit, 2-year | $52,233 | 507 |
| 7 | Greene County Career and Technology Center | Waynesburg | Public, under 2-year | $52,150 | 32 |
| 8 | Lancaster County Career and Technology Center | Willow Street | Public, 2-year | $49,922 | 198 |
| 9 | Prism Career Institute | Philadelphia | For-profit, under 2-year | $49,653 | 650 |
| 10 | Northampton County Area Community College | Bethlehem | Public, 2-year | $49,105 | 36 |
| 11 | Franklin County Career and Technology Center | Chambersburg | Public, under 2-year | $48,947 | 50 |
| 12 | Somerset County Technology Center | Somerset | Public, under 2-year | $48,397 | 54 |
| 13 | Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County | Scranton | Public, under 2-year | $47,934 | 64 |
| 14 | Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center | Altoona | Public, under 2-year | $47,891 | 79 |
| 15 | York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing Education | York | Public, under 2-year | $47,870 | 44 |
| 16 | West Virginia Junior College | Irwin | For-profit, 2-year | $46,248 | 46 |
| 17 | Penn Commercial Business/Technical School | Washington | For-profit, 2-year | $44,941 | 41 |
| 18 | Western Area Career & Technology Center | Canonsburg | Public, under 2-year | $44,872 | 49 |
| 19 | Lenape Technical School Practical Nursing Program | Ford City | Public, under 2-year | $43,502 | 52 |
| 20 | Fayette County Career & Technical Institute Practical Nursing Program | Uniontown | Public, under 2-year | $42,251 | 95 |
| 21 | Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit LPN Career | Milton | Public, under 2-year | $41,738 | 57 |
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.