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Certificate (under 1 year)+18% vs national median3,958 grads tracked

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Front Range Community College

Ranked 51st of 147 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$28,450
middle 50%: $21,903 – $38,239
Median · 5 years out
$45,322
middle 50%: $31,368 – $65,387
Median · 10 years out
$60,567
middle 50%: $40,951 – $81,857

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Practical nursing certificate holders from Front Range Community College earn $28k initially. Median pay increases to $61k after ten years.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
9.3 yrs
≈ $11,614 total interest

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