NHTI-Concord's Community College Nursing (ADN): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt

  • Associate's in Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
  • Public college
  • Concord, NH
  • About 38 graduates a year

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

NHTI-Concord's Community College nursing graduates earn more than graduates of most nursing programs nationally, $74,512 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $25,006 in federal loans, close to the national median of $20,423. One other New Hampshire program reports higher pay.

First-year earnings$74,51277th percentile of 845 programs nationally
Earnings after 5 years$71,7714% less than year one
Median federal debt$25,0062nd lowest of 6 New Hampshire programs
Debt-to-earnings34%New Hampshire median 38%, national 29%

How it compares

Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The New Hampshire and national columns are the medians across all nursing associate's programs that report the figure.

Five years out, NHTI-Concord's Community College graduates earn less than the national figure and about the same as the New Hampshire median.

Debt and first-year pay at every New Hampshire nursing program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the New Hampshire medians.

NHTI-Concord's Community CollegeOther New Hampshire programs

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

What graduates earn over time

Pay falls about 4% between the first and fifth year. Registered nurses in New Hampshire earn a median of $99,700 across all experience levels, which shows how much room there is to grow after the first few years.

NHTI-Concord's Community College grads, year 1$74,512
NHTI-Concord's Community College grads, year 5$71,771
All New Hampshire nursing grads, year 5$73,824
All registered nurses in New Hampshire$99,700

Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate. BLS figures cover registered nurses at every experience level.

Does family income change the outcome?

Graduates who received Pell Grants, which go to students from lower-income families, earned about the same in their first year as other graduates, but borrowed more: a median of $29,318 against $21,312.

Pell Grant recipients, year 1 earnings$74,342Median debt $29,318
Other graduates, year 1 earnings$73,184Median debt $21,312

Paying back the loans

On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $265 a month, or 4.3% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.

The government publishes these as ranges to protect privacy. They were measured in 2018 to 2020, partly during the pandemic pause on federal loan payments, so the forbearance share may be higher than usual.

Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth

89% of graduates (47 of 53) were working in New Hampshire one year after graduating. Prices in the parts of New Hampshire outside metro areas are about 1% above the national average, so a $74,512 salary here buys what about $74,132 buys in a typical US city.

The median New Hampshire RN earns $99,700, compared with a national median of $97,550. After adjusting for New Hampshire prices, that pay is worth about $95,714, which puts New Hampshire slightly behind.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to nursing, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Registered Nurses

$99,700

Median pay in New Hampshire. 15,390 people work in this job in New Hampshire. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 180,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $75,610Top 10%: $123,190

Medical and Health Services Managers

$130,410

Median pay in New Hampshire. 2,460 people work in this job in New Hampshire. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 24% from 2025 to 2035, with about 62,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $83,290Top 10%: $290,880

Nurse Practitioners

$137,550

Median pay in New Hampshire. 1,770 people work in this job in New Hampshire. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 41% from 2025 to 2035, with about 29,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.

Bottom 10%: $106,070Top 10%: $166,240

Nurse Anesthetists

$275,980

Median pay in New Hampshire. 490 people work in this job in New Hampshire. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 10% from 2025 to 2035, with about 2,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.

Bottom 10%: $231,560Top 10%: $320,140

About NHTI-Concord's Community College

Nursing ranks 1st of 8 associate's programs at NHTI-Concord's Community College by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($74,512), Dental Hygiene and Assisting ($69,546), and Diagnostic and Treatment Professions ($62,489).

Other nursing associate's programs near Concord

Common questions

The median graduate earns $74,512 one year after graduating and $71,771 five years after. Registered nurses in New Hampshire earn a median of $99,700 across all experience levels.

About this data

  • Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
  • Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
  • Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
  • Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of New Hampshire comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
  • Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
  • School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the nursing program.

Sources

  1. U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
  2. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
  4. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
  5. NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024

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