Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing at Concorde Career Institute-Jacksonville

Concorde Career Institute's nursing program lands below the middle of the pack among Florida's 73 nursing schools, with first-year earnings of $62,408 versus the state median of $64,718. More concerning is that graduates here carry $34,193 in debt—about $8,000 more than typical Florida nursing students—while several community colleges in the state deliver better earnings with substantially less debt. Valencia College and Broward College, for example, both produce graduates earning over $70,000 with lower debt loads.

The earnings trajectory raises red flags. Graduates see their income drop 14% between years one and four, falling from $62,408 to $53,822. This backward slide is unusual for nursing and suggests potential issues with job placement quality or career progression. With 71% of students receiving Pell grants, this tuition premium hits financially vulnerable families particularly hard.

For a career-focused nursing program, this represents an underwhelming return. The debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.55 isn't catastrophic, but paying $34,000 for outcomes that trail state community colleges—and watching your income decline after graduation—makes this a questionable investment. Florida families have multiple stronger options at lower cost.