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CNA classes in New Jersey
New Jersey has 7 accredited campuses awarding cna credentials. If you finish and work as a nursing assistant in New Jersey, expect to start around $38,900–$43,950 and reach a median of $46,830 with experience; the top quarter earn $48,760 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, New Jersey). Graduates of these New Jersey programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $46,660 in their first year, against $22,196 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What nursing assistants earn in New Jersey
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 32,400 employed in New Jersey. National median: $42,260.
Campuses in New Jersey, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: East OrangeIselinMoorestownNutleyParamusPiscatawayToms River
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Care College | East Orange | for-profit | 62 | $56,951 | $13,304 | 64% | not reported |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Moorestown | Moorestown | for-profit | 82 | $46,660 | $16,380 | 54% | $44,565 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Paramus | Paramus | for-profit | 47 | $46,660 | $16,380 | 70% | $45,670 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin | Iselin | for-profit | 16 | $46,660 | $16,380 | 54% | $42,841 |
| American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education | Piscataway | for-profit | 2 | not reported | not reported | 88% | not reported |
| Eastwick College-Nutley | Nutley | for-profit | 2 | not reported | not reported | 57% | not reported |
| Ocean County Vocational-Technical School | Toms River | Public | 2 | not reported | not reported | 65% | $17,400 |
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.