Is Arizona College of Nursing-Tampa Worth It?

I don't have enough grounded data to write parts of this analysis, but here's what the numbers support.

The financial picture at Arizona College of Nursing-Tampa is weak on the earnings side. Ten years after enrolling, median earnings sit at $34,657 a year, while the net price runs $30,580 annually. You could pay close to a full year of your post-graduation income for a single year of school, and that gap is the core problem here.

The one thing working in your favor is debt. Median debt of $9,500 is low, so you are unlikely to leave buried under loans. But low debt does not fix low pay. Earnings in the mid-$30,000s are the kind of number you might hit without a degree at all, which raises the question of what the price is buying you.

The net price barely moves across income levels. If your family earns under $30,000, you pay $30,569. If your family earns $30,000 to $48,000, you pay $30,620 , slightly more. There is no meaningful discount for lower-income families in this data, so a working-class household faces nearly the same $30,000-plus sticker as anyone else. That makes this an expensive choice for families with little room to absorb it.

Retention is a further flag. Only about two-thirds of students return after their first year, so roughly one in three does not. Leaving early means you take on the cost without the credential, which is the worst-case financial outcome at any school.

This school is a reasonable fit if you are committed to finishing a nursing credential and can keep your borrowing near that $9,500 median. If you need a clear discount for a lower income, or you want earnings that outpace a $30,000 annual price, look elsewhere. The program-level earnings data needed to judge specific majors is not available here.