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Certificate (1-2 years)+4% vs national median1,459 grads tracked

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Northeast Iowa Community College

Ranked 111th of 256 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$35,421
middle 50%: $26,229 – $46,328
Median · 5 years out
$59,569
middle 50%: $49,199 – $70,160
Median · 10 years out
$66,881
middle 50%: $53,350 – $82,359

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 graduates from Northeast Iowa Community College start at $35k. Year 10 median pay is $67k.

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
7.4 yrs
≈ $8,855 total interest

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