Sumner College
Sumner College is a private, for-profit institution in Portland, Oregon, focused on healthcare training, specifically nursing. The college offers practical nursing, registered nursing (BSN), and RN to BSN programs with hands-on training and clinical experiences at over 100 partner sites. Sumner College distinguishes itself by offering a BSN program that does not require prerequisite coursework, allowing students to complete the program in under three years.
Programs Analyzed
Avg Grad Earnings
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All Programs at Sumner College
3 trade programs at Sumner College, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.
| Program | Score | Earnings | Debt |
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Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Compare nationwide → Compare in OR → |
74 | $85,561/yr | $28,637 |
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Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Compare nationwide → Compare in OR → |
68 | $52,391/yr | $16,322 |
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Medical Assisting
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Compare nationwide → Compare in OR → |
60 | $37,349/yr | — |
Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.
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About This Data
TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 3 trade and vocational programs at Sumner College using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).
The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.