Howard County Junior College District
Undergraduate certificate in Vocational Nursing, Certificate I
Program Length: 48 weeks
Students graduating on time
48% of Title IV students complete the program within 48 weeks1
Program Costs*
$3,906 for in-state tuition and fees
$8,472 for out-of-state tuition and fees
$1,829 for books and supplies
Other Costs:
On Campus Room & Board $6,795
Visit website for more program cost information: catalog.howardcollege.edu/content.php?catoid=9&navoid=332
*The amounts shown above include costs for the entire program, assuming normal time to completion.
Note that this information is subject to change.
Students Borrowing Money
The typical graduate leaves with
$0 in debt3
The typical monthly loan payment
$0 per month in student loans with an interest rate of 4.45%4.
Graduates who got jobs
96% of program graduates got jobs according to the Texas job placement rate7
96% of program graduates got jobs according to the The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges job placement rate8
Program graduates are employed in the following fields:
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses: http://onetonline.org/link/summary/29-2061.00
Licensure Requirements6
Program qualifies students to sit for licensure exam in:
Texas
Additional Information:
No additional notes provided.

Date Created: 4/5/2018
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Footnotes:

  1. The share of students who completed the program within 100% of normal time (48 weeks).

  2. The share of students who borrowed Federal, private, and/or institutional loans to help pay for college.

  3. The median debt of borrowers who completed this program. This debt includes federal, private, and institutional loans.

  4. The median monthly loan payment for students who completed this program if it were repaid over ten years at a 4.45% interest rate.

  5. The median earnings of program graduates who received Federal aid.

  6. Some States require students to graduate from a state approved program in order to obtain a license to practice a profession in those States.

  7. State Job Placement Rate:
    Name of the state this placement rate is calculated for:
    Texas
    Follow the link below to find out who is included in the calculation of this rate:
    What types of jobs were these students placed in?
    The job placement rate includes completers hired for: Jobs within the field

    Positions that recent completers were hired for include: Nurses
    When were the former students employed?
    The rate is based on program completers who were working in the 4th quarter 2016
    How were completers tracked?
    State data system
  8. Accreditor Job Placement Rate:
    Name of the accrediting agency this placement rate is calculated for:
    The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
    Follow the link below to find out who is included in the calculation of this rate:
    What types of jobs were these students placed in?
    The job placement rate includes completers hired for: Jobs within the field

    Positions that recent completers were hired for include: Nurses
    When were the former students employed?
    The rate is based on program completers who were working in the 4th quarter 2016
    How were completers tracked?
    State data system