Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Lindsey Hopkins Technical College

Based on comparable nursing assistant and practical nursing programs across Florida, this certificate comes with an estimated $10,553 in debt and first-year earnings around $40,922—a debt load you could realistically pay off within a year of focused repayment. That 0.26 debt-to-earnings ratio suggests a manageable financial commitment, though it's worth noting this figure sits below what similar programs report nationally ($44,134 median).

The gap becomes more striking when you look at Florida's top performers. Programs at Florida State College at Jacksonville and several Herzing campuses report earnings above $47,000—that's $6,000 to $16,000 more annually than what peer programs suggest for Lindsey Hopkins graduates. In healthcare training, where clinical partnerships and employer relationships often determine job placement quality, this spread matters. The relatively low Pell grant enrollment (20%) might indicate fewer students facing financial hardship here, but it doesn't explain the earnings differential with stronger programs in the state.

For a parent evaluating this investment: the debt burden appears reasonable for any nursing training program, but the estimated earnings lag suggests you should directly compare job placement rates and employer partnerships before committing. If your child can access one of Florida's higher-performing nursing programs—particularly those consistently placing graduates above $47,000—that difference compounds to tens of thousands of dollars over a career. The estimated figures here don't disqualify Lindsey Hopkins, but they do suggest shopping around within Florida's 110 nursing programs makes financial sense.