Northern Tier Career Center: Nursing Programs, NCLEX Pass Rate & Cost

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Northern Tier Career Center runs 1 board-approved nursing program in Pennsylvania (PN/LPN track). Everything below comes from the state board of nursing and U.S. Department of Education data — not the school's marketing.

Best 2025 NCLEX-RN pass rate
91.5%
Pennsylvania RN average
$16,200
Tuition / program year
75%
Acceptance rate
whole institution

Nursing Programs at Northern Tier Career Center

Board-approved programs and their 2025 first-time NCLEX pass rates. “—” means the board did not publish a 2025 rate for that program.

ProgramTrackStatus2025 NCLEX pass rate
Practical NursingPNApproved94.4%

Cost & Admissions

Institution-level figures from the U.S. Department of Education — the whole school's numbers, not the nursing program's alone.

$16,200
Tuition / program year
$14,960
Avg net price after aid / yr
75%
Acceptance rate
65%
Graduation rate
50
Undergraduates

What Northern Tier Career Center Nursing Graduates Earn

Federal earnings and debt data for graduates of this school's own nursing programs, by credential — not all alumni. Figures lag the current graduating class by several years; treat them as comparison floors, not salary predictions.

PN / LPN
Median pay, 1 yr out
$41,346
Median pay, 4 yrs out
$53,176
Median federal loan debt
$11,107
Graduates / yr
11

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Northern Tier Career Center cost?

Northern Tier Career Center's published tuition / program year is $16,200, and the average net price after aid is $14,960 a year. That is the whole institution's sticker price, not the nursing program's alone, and most students pay less after grants and scholarships.

What do nursing graduates of Northern Tier Career Center earn?

PN / LPN graduates: $41,346 median one year out. These federal figures track this school’s own nursing-program graduates and lag the current class by several years.

How hard is it to get into Northern Tier Career Center?

Northern Tier Career Center admits 75% of applicants overall. Nursing programs typically admit separately — and more selectively — than the institution, so treat this as a lower bound on competitiveness.

About this data

Program list and 2025 first-time NCLEX pass rates come from the Pennsylvania board of nursing's published approved-program materials. Tuition, admissions, earnings and debt come from the U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (Most Recent Cohorts, June 10 2026 data release), matched by school name and city. Tuition and admissions describe the whole institution; earnings and debt are specific to its nursing programs, by credential. “—” means the source did not publish that figure.

  • collegescorecard.ed.govMost Recent Cohorts, June 10 2026 data release
  • www.pa.gov — list: Approved list updated 07/06/26; pass rates = exam year Oct 1, 2024-Sep 30, 2025
  • www.pa.gov — list: Approved list updated 07/02/26; pass rates = exam year Oct 1, 2024-Sep 30, 2025
  • www.pa.gov — list: Pass-rate report, exam years through Sep 30, 2025

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