Newport News, Virginia · Private Non-Profit
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Riverside College of Health Sciences
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 44 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
12.6% reported share makes this a large program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 12.6%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~44
- Schools with reported signal
- 404
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 12.9%
- Graduation rate
- 100%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $20,744/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $82,976
- Median debt
- $14,787
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $66,072/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 404 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 1.9x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($9,836 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($25,304 above). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 75% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
West Shore Community College Scottville, MI · 9.8% reported share · $1,527 net A+ 
Hartnell College Salinas, CA · 3.6% reported share · $2,039 net A+ Durham Technical Community College Durham, NC · 1.8% reported share · $1,664 net A+ South Texas College McAllen, TX · 4.0% reported share · $1,751 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants accounts for 12.6% of reported programs at Riverside College of Health Sciences, which is bigger than 87% of schools in this field set and 1.9x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 44 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Riverside College of Health Sciences's average net price is $20,744 per year, about $82,976 over four years. That is $9,836 above the $10,908 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $66,072 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $25,304 above the $40,768 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Riverside College of Health Sciences #302 of 404 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.