Associate's Degree · Asheville, NC
At Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, the Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing associate's degree program reported $67,599 median earnings four years after completion and $19,411 median federal debt among 110 working graduates.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 releaseDownload source data ↗
01 · Published outcomes
Four-year median earnings were $67,599, five-year median earnings were $62,627, and median federal debt was $19,411 for the published program cohorts.
Earnings cover graduates who were working and not enrolled. Median debt uses a separate federal borrower cohort and is not a yearly payment.
02 · Same-field context
Among 378 published associate's degree records in this field, earnings ranked at the 3th percentile and debt was lower than about 61% of peers.
Higher earnings than about 3% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Lower median debt than about 61% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Percentiles describe this published peer group; they are not a rating of instruction, selectivity, or individual outcomes.
03 · Comparison records
The comparison group contains 378 institution-program records with the same field and credential, at least 75 working graduates, and published earnings and debt.
04 · Institution context
The Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College institution report publishes school-level net price, completion, retention, undergraduate aid, and debt; those measures use cohorts separate from this program’s earnings and debt cohorts.
Asheville, North Carolina · Public
Answers at a glance
The program FAQ reports $67,599 four-year median earnings, $19,411 median federal debt, 110 working graduates, and 378 same-field peer records.
Median earnings were $67,599 four years after completion and $62,627 five years after completion for working graduates who were not enrolled.
The published median federal debt was $19,411 across a reported debt cohort of 120 borrowers.
Peers share CIP field 51.38 and the Associate's Degree credential level, have at least 75 working graduates, and have published earnings and debt medians.
