CNA & LPN programs in Texas
87 CNA & LPN programs at 78 Texas schools are in the federal data. Where earnings are reported (42 programs), the state median is $49,216 one year after completion, about the same as the national median of $49,998. Median borrower debt is $15,250.
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$49,216median 1-yr earnings
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| School | City | Program | Credential | Completers/yr | 1-yr earnings | Median debt | Monthly payment* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concorde Career College-Dallas | Dallas, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 35 | $66,735 | $17,528 | $199 |
| Lone Star College System | The Woodlands, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 48 | $63,566 | $13,748 | $156 |
| Alvin Community College | Alvin, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 107 | $62,838 | $15,250 | $173 |
| CyberTex Institute of Technology | Austin, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 0 | $62,543 | $21,433 | $244 |
| Navarro College | Corsicana, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 102 | $59,793 | $20,000 | $227 |
| Graduate America | Houston, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 7 | $58,530 | – | – |
| Texas Health School | Houston, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 73 | $57,810 | $23,534 | $267 |
| The Chicago School-College of Nursing | Richardson, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 33 | $56,903 | $20,000 | $227 |
| San Jacinto Community College | Pasadena, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 69 | $55,597 | $13,312 | $151 |
| Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie | Grand Prairie, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 68 | $53,997 | $23,544 | $268 |
| Austin Community College District | Austin, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 53 | $53,196 | $19,301 | $219 |
| Howard College | Big Spring, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 41 | $51,996 | $11,375 | $129 |
| North Central Texas College | Gainesville, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 84 | $51,364 | $14,250 | $162 |
| Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 286 | $50,657 | $19,300 | $219 |
| Galen Health Institutes-Austin Campus | Round Rock, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 55 | $50,657 | $19,300 | $219 |
| Galen Health Institutes-Dallas | Richardson, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | – | $50,657 | $19,300 | $219 |
| Galen Health Institutes-Houston | Houston, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 0 | $50,657 | $19,300 | $219 |
| St Philip's College | San Antonio, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 67 | $50,508 | $10,125 | $115 |
| Midland College | Midland, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 26 | $49,365 | – | – |
| South Plains College | Levelland, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 49 | $49,347 | $15,500 | $176 |
| Rio Grande Valley College | Pharr, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 358 | $49,340 | $16,617 | $189 |
| Blinn College District | Brenham, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 38 | $49,092 | $15,711 | $179 |
| Cisco College | Cisco, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 44 | $48,073 | $9,500 | $108 |
| Wharton County Junior College | Wharton, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 25 | $48,044 | – | – |
| Texas State Technical College | Waco, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 31 | $47,714 | $12,667 | $144 |
| Victoria College | Victoria, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 59 | $47,677 | $10,000 | $114 |
| Weatherford College | Weatherford, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 59 | $47,638 | $11,750 | $134 |
| Kilgore College | Kilgore, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 0 | $47,152 | – | – |
| Lamar State College-Orange | Orange, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 106 | $46,555 | $12,687 | $144 |
| Amarillo College | Amarillo, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 52 | $46,110 | $20,250 | $230 |
| Ranger College | Ranger, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 15 | $45,955 | $11,542 | $131 |
| Lamar State College-Port Arthur | Port Arthur, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 82 | $45,003 | $19,357 | $220 |
| Vernon College | Vernon, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 51 | $44,072 | $12,430 | $141 |
| Tyler Junior College | Tyler, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 85 | $43,570 | $18,782 | $213 |
| Texarkana College | Texarkana, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 29 | $42,805 | $15,773 | $179 |
| Central Texas College | Killeen, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 19 | $41,817 | – | – |
| Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies | Weslaco, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 59 | $41,725 | $14,594 | $166 |
| South Texas College | McAllen, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 200 | $40,286 | $8,000 | $91 |
| CTK Healthcare & Career Institute | Irving, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 87 | $38,555 | $9,500 | $108 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Houston | Houston, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 9 | $35,112 | $9,060 | $103 |
| Trinity Valley Community College | Athens, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 41 | $34,640 | $12,511 | $142 |
| Southwest Texas College | Uvalde, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 140 | $28,674 | $9,000 | $102 |
| Angelina College | Lufkin, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 47 | not reported | $15,417 | $175 |
| Arlington Career Institute | Arlington, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 137 | not reported | $18,846 | $214 |
| Austin Community College District | Austin, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Associate degree | – | not reported | – | – |
| Baptist Health System School of Health Professions | San Antonio, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 17 | not reported | $15,224 | $173 |
| Coastal Bend College | Beeville, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 77 | not reported | $11,632 | $132 |
| Coastal Bend College | Beeville, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Associate degree | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Remington College-Dallas Campus | Dallas, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | – | not reported | $10,369 | $118 |
| Brazosport College | Lake Jackson, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 14 | not reported | – | – |
| Clarendon College | Clarendon, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 29 | not reported | – | – |
| Del Mar College | Corpus Christi, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 9 | not reported | – | – |
| Del Mar College | Corpus Christi, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Associate degree | 128 | not reported | – | – |
| Dallas College | Dallas, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 102 | not reported | $10,388 | $118 |
| El Paso Community College | El Paso, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 97 | not reported | – | – |
| Frank Phillips College | Borger, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 20 | not reported | $7,375 | $84 |
| Frank Phillips College | Borger, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Associate degree | – | not reported | – | – |
| Galveston College | Galveston, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 15 | not reported | – | – |
| Grayson College | Denison, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 27 | not reported | – | – |
| Grayson College | Denison, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Associate degree | – | not reported | – | – |
| Hallmark University | San Antonio, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | – | not reported | – | – |
| Hill College | Hillsboro, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 22 | not reported | $20,064 | $228 |
| Houston City College | Houston, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 53 | not reported | – | – |
| Howard College | Big Spring, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Associate degree | – | not reported | – | – |
| Laredo College | Laredo, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 76 | not reported | – | – |
| Lee College | Baytown, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 9 | not reported | – | – |
| College of the Mainland | Texas City, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 22 | not reported | $12,464 | $142 |
| McLennan Community College | Waco, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 17 | not reported | $18,407 | $209 |
| Northeast Texas Community College | Mount Pleasant, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 22 | not reported | – | – |
| Odessa College | Odessa, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 59 | not reported | $9,250 | $105 |
| Texas Southmost College | Brownsville, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 22 | not reported | – | – |
| Panola College | Carthage, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 48 | not reported | $12,694 | $144 |
| Paris Junior College | Paris, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 51 | not reported | $9,500 | $108 |
| Schreiner University | Kerrville, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 24 | not reported | $15,917 | $181 |
| Tarrant County College District | Fort Worth, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 21 | not reported | – | – |
| Temple College | Temple, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 28 | not reported | $23,944 | $272 |
| Wharton County Junior College | Wharton, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Associate degree | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Collin County Community College District | McKinney, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 39 | not reported | $12,209 | $139 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest | Houston, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 15 | not reported | $23,932 | $272 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Austin | Austin, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | – | not reported | – | – |
| The Chicago School-College of Nursing | Richardson, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Associate degree | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston | Houston, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | – | not reported | $23,932 | $272 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | – | not reported | $23,932 | $272 |
| South Texas Training Center | Pharr, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 19 | not reported | – | – |
| Lamson Institute | San Antonio, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 17 | not reported | $20,967 | $238 |
| Rio Grande Valley College | Pharr, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Associate degree | – | not reported | – | – |
| Institute of Allied Healthcare | San Antonio, TX | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
*Scorecard's estimated monthly payment on the median debt over 10 years. “Not reported” means the Department suppressed or did not publish the figure.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study and Institution files (release dated 10/15/2026). Earnings are median annual earnings of completers working and not enrolled one year after finishing; debt is median federal loan debt of borrowers; both describe past cohorts and small programs are suppressed by the Department. See our methodology.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best-paying CNA & LPN program in Texas?
By reported one-year earnings, Concorde Career College-Dallas leads at $66,735 in the certificate program, but compare cost and local jobs too.
How many CNA & LPN programs are in Texas?
The Scorecard lists 87 certificate or associate programs in this field at 78 schools in Texas.