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Kansas has 24 accredited campuses awarding cna credentials. If you finish and work as a nursing assistant in Kansas, expect to start around $32,180–$36,210 and reach a median of $38,010 with experience; the top quarter earn $44,170 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Kansas). Graduates of these Kansas programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $35,237 in their first year, against $22,196 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What nursing assistants earn in Kansas

$32,180starting (10th percentile)
$36,210early career (25th)
$38,010median, all experience
$44,170experienced (75th)
$46,980top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 24,610 employed in Kansas. National median: $42,260.

Campuses in Kansas, ranked by what their graduates earned

24campuses in Kansas
3,344credentials awarded / yr
$35,237median earnings, yr 1 (Kansas)
$22,196median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: Arkansas CityBeloitChanuteCoffeyvilleColbyConcordiaDodge CityEl DoradoEmporiaFort ScottGarden CityGreat BendHighlandHutchinsonIndependenceIolaKansas CityLiberalManhattanOverland ParkPrattSalinaTopekaWichita

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Kansas City Kansas Community College Kansas City Public 191 $39,402 $9,125 42% not reported
Washburn Institute of Technology Topeka Public 126 $39,127 $9,750 68% not reported
Johnson County Community College Overland Park Public 457 $35,661 $8,000 31% not reported
Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology Wichita Public 329 $35,237 $9,500 43% not reported
Flint Hills Technical College Emporia Public 54 $34,506 $9,500 68% not reported
North Central Kansas Technical College Beloit Public 111 $34,407 not reported 78% not reported
Hutchinson Community College Hutchinson Public 228 $31,954 $8,750 54% not reported
Highland Community College Highland Public 224 not reported not reported 39% not reported
Neosho County Community College Chanute Public 206 not reported $8,972 34% not reported
Cloud County Community College Concordia Public 172 not reported not reported 55% not reported
Fort Scott Community College Fort Scott Public 149 not reported not reported 35% not reported
Garden City Community College Garden City Public 146 not reported not reported 50% not reported
Salina Area Technical College Salina Public 118 not reported $7,500 68% not reported
Cowley County Community College Arkansas City Public 116 not reported not reported 45% not reported
Barton County Community College Great Bend Public 109 not reported $9,969 33% not reported
Butler Community College El Dorado Public 107 not reported not reported 32% not reported
Dodge City Community College Dodge City Public 99 not reported not reported 35% not reported
Pratt Community College Pratt Public 72 not reported not reported 45% not reported
Seward County Community College Liberal Public 69 not reported not reported 50% not reported
Manhattan Area Technical College Manhattan Public 66 not reported $9,500 74% not reported
Coffeyville Community College Coffeyville Public 55 not reported not reported 38% not reported
Independence Community College Independence Public 53 not reported not reported 26% not reported
Allen County Community College Iola Public 47 not reported not reported 37% not reported
Colby Community College Colby Public 40 not reported not reported 55% not reported

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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