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Florida has 56 accredited campuses awarding cna credentials. If you finish and work as a nursing assistant in Florida, expect to start around $34,350–$36,040 and reach a median of $37,510 with experience; the top quarter earn $42,310 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Florida). Graduates of these Florida programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $30,219 in their first year, against $22,196 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What nursing assistants earn in Florida

$34,350starting (10th percentile)
$36,040early career (25th)
$37,510median, all experience
$42,310experienced (75th)
$46,790top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 96,960 employed in Florida. National median: $42,260.

Campuses in Florida, ranked by what their graduates earned

56campuses in Florida
1,822credentials awarded / yr
$30,219median earnings, yr 1 (Florida)
$22,196median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: Altamonte SpringsBoynton BeachBradentonCape CoralChipleyClearwaterCoconut CreekDavieDaytona BeachDeFuniak SpringsDelray BeachEustisFort MyersFort PierceGainesvilleGreenacresHialeahHollywoodHomesteadImmokaleeLake WorthLauderdale LakesLive OakMargateMariannaMelbourneMiamiNew Port RicheyOcalaOrlandoPalatkaPalm CoastPanama CityPembroke PinesPerrySarasotaStarkeTallahasseeTampaVero Beach

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Palm Beach State College Lake Worth Public 38 $45,649 $6,014 not reported not reported
Lake Technical College Eustis Public 7 $42,867 not reported 47% $25,443
Cape Coral Technical College Cape Coral Public 90 $40,860 not reported 83% $2,297
Daytona State College Daytona Beach Public 26 $39,983 $10,500 not reported not reported
Marion Technical College Ocala Public 48 $38,623 not reported 80% $13,021
North Florida Technical College Starke Public 1 $38,448 not reported 68% $7,232
Fort Myers Technical College Fort Myers Public 47 $38,179 not reported 81% not reported
Suncoast Technical College Sarasota Public 75 $37,254 not reported 50% $24,456
Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology Altamonte Springs for-profit 22 $36,328 $14,656 not reported not reported
Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations West Palm Beach non-profit 7 $35,145 $15,612 42% $38,164
Lively Technical College Tallahassee Public 63 $34,801 not reported 51% $15,490
Emerald Coast Technical College DeFuniak Springs Public 1 $34,768 not reported 87% $22,891
Orange Technical College Orlando Public 35 $34,660 not reported 79% $13,740
Atlantic Technical College Coconut Creek Public 47 $33,924 not reported 65% $15,131
Lindsey Hopkins Technical College Miami Public 2 $32,945 not reported 66% $9,855
William T McFatter Technical College Davie Public 6 $32,494 not reported 66% $17,061
Gulf Coast State College Panama City Public 2 $31,385 not reported not reported not reported
Eastern Florida State College Melbourne Public 49 $29,053 not reported not reported not reported
Immokalee Technical College Immokalee Public 18 $26,981 not reported 86% $18,551
Florida Panhandle Technical College Chipley Public 8 $26,909 not reported 41% $9,702
Big Bend Technical College Perry Public 37 $26,697 not reported 98% $12,695
Sheridan Technical College Hollywood Public 60 $26,193 not reported 70% $12,784
Ultimate Medical Academy Clearwater non-profit 48 $21,271 $9,500 55% $27,014
Florida Career College-Lauderdale Lakes Lauderdale Lakes for-profit 36 $19,507 $9,500 not reported not reported
Florida Career College-Orlando Orlando for-profit 23 $19,507 $9,500 not reported not reported
Florida Career College-Pembroke Pines Pembroke Pines for-profit 9 $19,507 $9,500 not reported not reported
Florida Career College-West Palm Beach West Palm Beach for-profit 8 $19,507 $9,500 not reported not reported
Florida Career College-Hialeah Hialeah for-profit 4 $19,507 $9,500 not reported not reported
Florida Career College-Margate Margate for-profit 4 $19,507 $9,500 not reported not reported
Florida Career College-Boynton Beach Boynton Beach for-profit 3 $19,507 $9,500 not reported not reported
Florida Career College-Miami Miami for-profit 2 $19,507 $9,500 not reported not reported
Florida Career College-Tampa Tampa for-profit 1 $19,507 $9,500 not reported not reported
FVI School of Nursing and Technology Miami for-profit 67 $18,446 $6,458 89% $40,170
International Training Careers Miami non-profit 42 $16,997 $7,563 not reported not reported
South Florida Institute of Technology Miami for-profit 212 $16,297 $9,500 83% $38,311
Medical Institute of Palm Beach Greenacres for-profit 125 not reported not reported 85% $46,622
Indian River State College Fort Pierce Public 116 not reported not reported not reported not reported
InterAmerican Technical Institute Miami for-profit 99 not reported not reported 85% $31,822
Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology Delray Beach for-profit 64 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Florida International Training Institute Miami for-profit 54 not reported not reported 81% $31,842
Global Medical & Technical Training Institute Miami for-profit 44 not reported not reported 87% $42,281
Riveroak Technical College Live Oak Public 27 not reported not reported 75% $17,285
Chipola College Marianna Public 24 not reported not reported not reported not reported
PiBerry Institute Homestead for-profit 23 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Treasure Coast Technical College Vero Beach Public 23 not reported not reported 81% $15,176
Fred K Marchman Technical College New Port Richey Public 15 not reported not reported 71% $11,021
Manatee Technical College Bradenton Public 14 not reported not reported 64% $4,193
Flagler Technical College Palm Coast Public 10 not reported not reported 81% not reported
Santa Fe College Gainesville Public 8 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Tallahassee Community College Tallahassee Public 7 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Ridge Technical College Winter Haven Public 5 not reported not reported 99% not reported
Saint Johns River State College Palatka Public 5 not reported not reported not reported not reported
South Dade Technical College-South Dade Skills Center Campus Homestead Public 4 not reported not reported 86% $9,613
Ana G. Mendez University Orlando non-profit 3 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Robert Morgan Educational Center and Technical College Miami Public 3 not reported not reported 13% $14,951
D A Dorsey Technical College Miami Public 1 not reported not reported 12% $6,815

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.

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