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CNA classes in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico has 2 accredited campuses awarding cna credentials. If you finish and work as a nursing assistant in Puerto Rico, expect to start around $21,840–$21,840 and reach a median of $22,850 with experience; the top quarter earn $37,310 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Puerto Rico). Graduates of these Puerto Rico programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $9,487 in their first year, against $22,196 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What nursing assistants earn in Puerto Rico

$21,840starting (10th percentile)
$21,840early career (25th)
$22,850median, all experience
$37,310experienced (75th)
$45,450top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 430 employed in Puerto Rico. National median: $42,260.

Campuses in Puerto Rico, ranked by what their graduates earned

2campuses in Puerto Rico
9credentials awarded / yr
$9,487median earnings, yr 1 (Puerto Rico)
$22,196median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: BarranquitasBayamon

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
D'Mart Institute Barranquitas for-profit 4 $9,487 not reported 70% $16,412
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon Bayamon non-profit 5 not reported not reported not reported 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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