Certificate (under 1 year)-24% vs national median754 grads tracked
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Danville Area Community College
Ranked 143rd of 147 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$24,736
middle 50%: $19,435 – $29,329
Median · 5 years out
$29,116
middle 50%: $22,883 – $40,251
Median · 10 years out
$34,297
middle 50%: $25,364 – $49,501
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Danville Area Community College graduates in practical nursing earn $24,736 initially. Median earnings reach $34,297 by the tenth year.
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?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
15.8 yrs
≈ $19,591 total interest
Same major at other universities
Rappahannock Community College
$30,660 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges -Frontier Community College
$30,634 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Olive-Harvey College
$30,579 · 5 yrs out
Williamsburg Technical College
$30,534 · 5 yrs out
Black Hawk College
$30,042 · 5 yrs out
Spoon River College
$29,704 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College
$29,581 · 5 yrs out
Shawnee Community College
$29,511 · 5 yrs out
Patrick & Henry Community College
$28,969 · 5 yrs out
Southside Virginia Community College
$28,969 · 5 yrs out
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
$28,430 · 5 yrs out
Danville Community College
$27,647 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Danville Area Community College
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$73,271 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$71,778 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$68,758 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$66,957 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$65,729 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$64,954 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$61,121 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$57,619 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$56,563 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Certificate)
$56,500 · 5 yrs out
Ground Transportation (Certificate)
$56,500 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$55,261 · 5 yrs out
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