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Certificate (1-2 years)+15% vs national median294 grads tracked

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Kauai Community College

Ranked 58th of 256 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$27,566
middle 50%: $20,867 – $36,885
Median · 5 years out
$65,868
middle 50%: $44,276 – $94,466
Median · 10 years out
$92,787
middle 50%: $63,874 – $118,269

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

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

Practical Nursing certificate graduates from Kauai Community College earn $28k in year one. Median salaries jump to $66k by year five.

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
7.1 yrs
≈ $9,080 total interest

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