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CNA classes in North Carolina
North Carolina has 17 accredited campuses awarding cna credentials. If you finish and work as a nursing assistant in North Carolina, expect to start around $30,260–$35,950 and reach a median of $38,460 with experience; the top quarter earn $43,850 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, North Carolina). Graduates of these North Carolina programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $39,766 in their first year, against $22,196 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What nursing assistants earn in North Carolina
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 64,010 employed in North Carolina. National median: $42,260.
Campuses in North Carolina, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: ClintonDallasDobsonDurhamFayettevilleGrahamHamletMarionPinehurstRaleighSalisburyShelbySmithfieldSylvaThomasvilleTroyWilmington
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDowell Technical Community College | Marion | Public | 1 | $45,606 | not reported | 48% | not reported |
| Durham Technical Community College | Durham | Public | 1 | $44,506 | $10,500 | 45% | not reported |
| Montgomery Community College | Troy | Public | 4 | $41,064 | not reported | 84% | not reported |
| Sampson Community College | Clinton | Public | 7 | $39,766 | not reported | 57% | not reported |
| Gaston College | Dallas | Public | 47 | $39,070 | not reported | 63% | not reported |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College | Fayetteville | Public | 19 | $38,063 | $9,468 | 24% | not reported |
| Davidson-Davie Community College | Thomasville | Public | 34 | not reported | not reported | 46% | not reported |
| Richmond Community College | Hamlet | Public | 21 | not reported | not reported | 46% | not reported |
| Johnston Community College | Smithfield | Public | 11 | not reported | not reported | 37% | not reported |
| Wake Technical Community College | Raleigh | Public | 11 | not reported | not reported | 33% | not reported |
| Cape Fear Community College | Wilmington | Public | 6 | not reported | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| Southwestern Community College | Sylva | Public | 6 | not reported | not reported | 53% | not reported |
| Sandhills Community College | Pinehurst | Public | 4 | not reported | not reported | 53% | not reported |
| Cleveland Community College | Shelby | Public | 3 | not reported | not reported | 32% | not reported |
| Alamance Community College | Graham | Public | 1 | not reported | not reported | 39% | not reported |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | Salisbury | Public | 1 | not reported | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| Surry Community College | Dobson | Public | 1 | not reported | not reported | 6.4% | 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.