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Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. programs in California

Compare schools offering this field using federal program earnings and estimated total program cost. Missing program earnings remain unavailable rather than using a school-wide substitute.

Angwin, CA · Private

Pacific Union College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$110,696
Est. total program cost$82,016
Earnings / est. total cost1.3×
San Pablo, CA · Public

Contra Costa College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$101,064
Est. total program cost$18,980
Earnings / est. total cost5.3×
San Luis Obispo, CA · Public

Cuesta College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$99,000
Est. total program cost$24,248
Earnings / est. total cost4.1×
Canoga Park, CA · Private

California Career College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$98,486
Est. total program cost$93,760
Earnings / est. total cost1.1×
Merced, CA · Public

Merced College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$98,014
Est. total program cost$10,080
Earnings / est. total cost9.7×
Stockton, CA · Public

San Joaquin Delta College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$97,843
Est. total program cost$4,814
Earnings / est. total cost20.3×
Santa Rosa, CA · Public

Santa Rosa Junior College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$97,454
Est. total program cost$12,662
Earnings / est. total cost7.7×
Glendale, CA · Private

Glendale Career College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$96,185
Est. total program cost$98,390
Earnings / est. total cost1.0×
San Diego, CA · Private

North-West College-San Diego

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$96,185
Est. total program cost$93,006
Earnings / est. total cost1.0×
San Jose, CA · Private

Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$93,681
Est. total program cost$64,854
Earnings / est. total cost1.4×
Ukiah, CA · Public

Mendocino College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$93,632
Est. total program cost$16,660
Earnings / est. total cost5.6×
Sacramento, CA · Private

Carrington College-Sacramento

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$92,587
Est. total program cost$82,676
Earnings / est. total cost1.1×
Sacramento, CA · Public

Sacramento City College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$91,029
Est. total program cost$13,228
Earnings / est. total cost6.9×
Oroville, CA · Public

Butte College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$88,944
Est. total program cost$11,040
Earnings / est. total cost8.1×
Sacramento, CA · Public

American River College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$87,305
Est. total program cost$15,998
Earnings / est. total cost5.5×
Modesto, CA · Public

Modesto Junior College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$86,715
Est. total program cost$5,636
Earnings / est. total cost15.4×
Marysville, CA · Public

Yuba College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$85,607
Est. total program cost$5,152
Earnings / est. total cost16.6×
Ventura, CA · Public

Ventura College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$84,468
Est. total program cost$-1,964
Earnings / est. total cost-43.0×
Irvine, CA · Private

Stanbridge University

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$82,860
Est. total program cost$90,744
Earnings / est. total cost0.9×
Los Angeles, CA · Public

Los Angeles City College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$82,838
Est. total program cost$20,522
Earnings / est. total cost4.0×
Eureka, CA · Public

College of the Redwoods

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$82,831
Est. total program cost$13,808
Earnings / est. total cost6.0×
Visalia, CA · Public

College of the Sequoias

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$81,475
Est. total program cost$960
Earnings / est. total cost84.9×
Kentfield, CA · Public

College of Marin

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$81,414
Est. total program cost$24,702
Earnings / est. total cost3.3×
Ontario, CA · Private

San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$80,981
Est. total program cost$54,048
Earnings / est. total cost1.5×
Rancho Mirage, CA · Private

San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$80,981
Est. total program cost$56,316
Earnings / est. total cost1.4×
Visalia, CA · Private

San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$80,981
Est. total program cost$55,708
Earnings / est. total cost1.5×
Weed, CA · Public

College of the Siskiyous

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$80,728
Est. total program cost$22,240
Earnings / est. total cost3.6×
Santa Barbara, CA · Public

Santa Barbara City College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$80,727
Est. total program cost$22,630
Earnings / est. total cost3.6×
Victorville, CA · Public

Victor Valley College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$79,657
Est. total program cost$3,894
Earnings / est. total cost20.5×
Los Angeles, CA · Private

American Career College-Los Angeles

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$79,220
Est. total program cost$64,816
Earnings / est. total cost1.2×
Palm Desert, CA · Public

College of the Desert

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$79,088
Est. total program cost$31,456
Earnings / est. total cost2.5×
Redding, CA · Public

Shasta College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$78,870
Est. total program cost$5,756
Earnings / est. total cost13.7×
Lancaster, CA · Public

Antelope Valley Community College District

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$78,093
Est. total program cost$7,720
Earnings / est. total cost10.1×
Santa Ana, CA · Private

Career Networks Institute

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$78,052
Est. total program cost$99,354
Earnings / est. total cost0.8×
San Marcos, CA · Public

Palomar College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$77,544
Est. total program cost$11,526
Earnings / est. total cost6.7×
Fresno, CA · Public

Fresno City College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$77,104
Est. total program cost$16,138
Earnings / est. total cost4.8×
Gilroy, CA · Public

Gavilan College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$76,615
Est. total program cost$13,084
Earnings / est. total cost5.9×
Wilmington, CA · Public

Los Angeles Harbor College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$76,570
Est. total program cost$26,500
Earnings / est. total cost2.9×
Santa Clarita, CA · Public

College of the Canyons

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$76,559
Est. total program cost$7,404
Earnings / est. total cost10.3×
Whittier, CA · Public

Rio Hondo College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$76,455
Est. total program cost$28,758
Earnings / est. total cost2.7×
Moorpark, CA · Public

Moorpark College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$76,305
Est. total program cost$-4,592
Earnings / est. total cost-16.6×
Lemoore, CA · Public

Lemoore College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$75,622
Est. total program cost$21,664
Earnings / est. total cost3.5×
Norwalk, CA · Public

Cerritos College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$74,847
Est. total program cost$4,848
Earnings / est. total cost15.4×
Napa, CA · Public

Napa Valley College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$74,560
Est. total program cost$29,288
Earnings / est. total cost2.5×
Walnut, CA · Public

Mt San Antonio College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$74,526
Est. total program cost$12,980
Earnings / est. total cost5.7×
Riverside, CA · Public

Riverside City College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$74,385
Est. total program cost$16,754
Earnings / est. total cost4.4×
Bakersfield, CA · Public

Bakersfield College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$74,197
Est. total program cost$29,242
Earnings / est. total cost2.5×
San Bernardino, CA · Public

San Bernardino Valley College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$73,434
Est. total program cost$37,886
Earnings / est. total cost1.9×
Mission Viejo, CA · Public

Saddleback College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$73,348
Est. total program cost$8,304
Earnings / est. total cost8.8×
Glendale, CA · Public

Glendale Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$72,631
Est. total program cost$16,730
Earnings / est. total cost4.3×
San Jacinto, CA · Public

Mt San Jacinto Community College District

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$71,944
Est. total program cost$13,612
Earnings / est. total cost5.3×
San Francisco, CA · Public

City College of San Francisco

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$71,943
Est. total program cost$13,812
Earnings / est. total cost5.2×
Santa Monica, CA · Public

Santa Monica College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$70,951
Est. total program cost$5,558
Earnings / est. total cost12.8×
Valley Glen, CA · Public

Los Angeles Valley College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$70,832
Est. total program cost$24,304
Earnings / est. total cost2.9×
Pasadena, CA · Public

Pasadena City College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$70,089
Est. total program cost$7,728
Earnings / est. total cost9.1×
Santa Ana, CA · Public

Santa Ana College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$68,741
Est. total program cost$6,266
Earnings / est. total cost11.0×
Huntington Beach, CA · Public

Golden West College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$67,253
Est. total program cost$9,648
Earnings / est. total cost7.0×
San Jose, CA · Public

Evergreen Valley College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$63,986
Est. total program cost$24,828
Earnings / est. total cost2.6×
San Diego, CA · Public

San Diego City College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$63,668
Est. total program cost$15,870
Earnings / est. total cost4.0×
Santa Clara, CA · Public

Mission College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$61,311
Est. total program cost$10,160
Earnings / est. total cost6.0×
Imperial, CA · Public

Imperial Valley College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$61,127
Est. total program cost$2,230
Earnings / est. total cost27.4×
Monterey Park, CA · Public

East Los Angeles College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$60,575
Est. total program cost$21,704
Earnings / est. total cost2.8×
Hayward, CA · Public

Chabot College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$57,573
Est. total program cost$18,106
Earnings / est. total cost3.2×
San Mateo, CA · Public

College of San Mateo

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$56,787
Est. total program cost$1,072
Earnings / est. total cost53.0×
Los Angeles, CA · Public

Los Angeles Trade Technical College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$55,550
Est. total program cost$24,646
Earnings / est. total cost2.3×
Woodland Hills, CA · Public

Los Angeles Pierce College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$53,843
Est. total program cost$26,540
Earnings / est. total cost2.0×
El Cajon, CA · Public

Grossmont College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$43,551
Est. total program cost$10,622
Earnings / est. total cost4.1×
Torrance, CA · Public

El Camino Community College District

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$35,631
Est. total program cost$11,936
Earnings / est. total cost3.0×
Ontario, CA · Private

American Career College-Ontario

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program cost$66,862
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Oroville, CA · Public

Butte College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Program lengthVaries
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program costN/A
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Aptos, CA · Public

Cabrillo College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program cost$31,686
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Lancaster, CA · Private

Career Care Institute

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program cost$100,402
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Santa Ana, CA · Private

Career Networks Institute

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Program lengthVaries
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program costN/A
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Rancho Cucamonga, CA · Public

Chaffey College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program cost$11,344
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Glendora, CA · Public

Citrus College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program cost$8,270
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Eureka, CA · Public

College of the Redwoods

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Program lengthVaries
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program costN/A
Earnings / est. total costN/A
San Luis Obispo, CA · Public

Cuesta College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Program lengthVaries
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program costN/A
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Cypress, CA · Public

Cypress College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program cost$9,212
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Monterey Park, CA · Public

East Los Angeles College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Program lengthVaries
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program costN/A
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Glendale, CA · Public

Glendale Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Program lengthVaries
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program costN/A
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Huntington Beach, CA · Public

Golden West College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Program lengthVaries
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program costN/A
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Salinas, CA · Public

Hartnell College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program cost$4,078
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Los Angeles, CA · Public

Los Angeles Southwest College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program cost$11,928
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Pittsburg, CA · Public

Los Medanos College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program cost$14,886
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Oceanside, CA · Public

MiraCosta College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program cost$14,678
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Oceanside, CA · Public

MiraCosta College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Program lengthVaries
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program costN/A
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Santa Clara, CA · Public

Mission College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Program lengthVaries
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program costN/A
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Fremont, CA · Public

Ohlone College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program cost$22,260
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Costa Mesa, CA · Private

Pacific College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program cost$58,726
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Pasadena, CA · Public

Pasadena City College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Program lengthVaries
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program costN/A
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Riverside, CA · Public

Riverside City College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Program lengthVaries
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program costN/A
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Mission Viejo, CA · Public

Saddleback College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Program lengthVaries
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program costN/A
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Stockton, CA · Public

San Joaquin Delta College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Program lengthVaries
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program costN/A
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Santa Rosa, CA · Public

Santa Rosa Junior College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Program lengthVaries
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program costN/A
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Rocklin, CA · Public

Sierra College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program cost$14,490
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Los Angeles, CA · Private

Smith Chason College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program cost$68,734
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Chula Vista, CA · Public

Southwestern College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program cost$25,342
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Victorville, CA · Public

Victor Valley College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Program lengthVaries
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program costN/A
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Stockton, CA · Private

Xavier College School of Nursing

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program cost$29,836
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Marysville, CA · Public

Yuba College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Program lengthVaries
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program costN/A
Earnings / est. total costN/A

U.S. Department of Education data updated: 2026-06-10. Federal data can be suppressed where cohorts are too small.