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Certificate (1-2 years)-11% vs national median439 grads tracked

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges

Ranked 201st of 256 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$40,989
middle 50%: $31,772 – $49,728
Median · 5 years out
$50,775
middle 50%: $40,613 – $61,085
Median · 10 years out
$55,868
middle 50%: $42,458 – $68,395

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 holders start at a median of $41k. Earnings grow to $56k 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
8.1 yrs
≈ $9,128 total interest

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