Certificate (1-2 years)+5% vs national median560 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at College of Lake County
Ranked 136th of 370 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,157
middle 50%: $32,815 – $57,769
Median · 5 years out
$54,522
middle 50%: $39,111 – $78,738
Median · 10 years out
$56,688
middle 50%: $43,573 – $90,330
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Health Professions and Related Programs (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Health Professions certificate holders at College of Lake County earn a median of $43k initially. Ten-year median salaries reach $57k.
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
7.6 yrs
≈ $8,471 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$55,092 · 5 yrs out
Kankakee Community College
$54,903 · 5 yrs out
Lincoln Land Community College
$54,890 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Community College
$54,767 · 5 yrs out
South Plains College
$54,690 · 5 yrs out
Lamar State College - Port Arthur
$54,532 · 5 yrs out
Denmark Technical College
$54,485 · 5 yrs out
Itasca Community College
$54,479 · 5 yrs out
Trident Technical College
$54,404 · 5 yrs out
Davis Technical College
$54,379 · 5 yrs out
Northern Virginia Community College
$54,333 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Lakes Community College
$54,077 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at College of Lake County
Fire Protection (Associate)
$112,340 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$86,717 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$86,086 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Certificate)
$85,430 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$80,647 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$78,110 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$76,582 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$74,878 · 5 yrs out
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (Associate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
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