Certificate (1-2 years)-2% vs national median820 grads tracked
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Indian Hills Community College
Ranked 140th of 256 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,433
middle 50%: $26,515 – $43,597
Median · 5 years out
$55,935
middle 50%: $43,745 – $68,267
Median · 10 years out
$59,897
middle 50%: $47,392 – $73,728
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
Indian Hills Community College nursing graduates start with a median salary of $34k. Median earnings reach $60k by the 10-year mark.
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
7.9 yrs
≈ $9,378 total interest
Same major at other universities
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$56,676 · 5 yrs out
Pine Technical and Community College
$56,363 · 5 yrs out
Central Texas College District
$56,336 · 5 yrs out
Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical College
$56,225 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan Community College
$56,219 · 5 yrs out
Hocking Technical College
$56,192 · 5 yrs out
Anoka Technical College
$55,918 · 5 yrs out
Amarillo College
$55,825 · 5 yrs out
Lamar State College - Port Arthur
$55,796 · 5 yrs out
Lake Area Technical College
$55,653 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Olney Central College
$55,556 · 5 yrs out
North Central Missouri College
$55,365 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Indian Hills Community College
Computer Programming (Associate)
$73,292 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$73,245 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,411 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$67,376 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$67,299 · 5 yrs out
Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,204 · 5 yrs out
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,204 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$66,081 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$63,591 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$62,236 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$59,914 · 5 yrs out
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
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