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Certificate (1-2 years)+8% vs national median247 grads tracked

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Heartland Community College

Ranked 91st of 256 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$42,063
middle 50%: $33,143 – $51,712
Median · 5 years out
$61,566
middle 50%: $51,994 – $73,849
Median · 10 years out
$70,625
middle 50%: $53,735 – $83,213

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 from Heartland Community College earn $42k initially. Median pay increases to $62k by year five and $71k by year ten.

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
6.9 yrs
≈ $7,954 total interest

Same major at other universities

Hill College
$62,322 · 5 yrs out
Klamath Community College
$62,322 · 5 yrs out
Del Mar College
$62,175 · 5 yrs out
Midlands Technical College
$61,760 · 5 yrs out
Angelina College
$61,644 · 5 yrs out
Saint Philip's College
$61,603 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State College Southeast
$61,489 · 5 yrs out
Blinn College
$61,426 · 5 yrs out
Spoon River College
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Valley Community College
$61,304 · 5 yrs out
Grayson College
$61,275 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Western Community College
$61,257 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Heartland Community College

Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$69,441 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Associate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$67,004 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$66,178 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$61,446 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$51,252 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Physical Sciences (Associate)
$51,252 · 5 yrs out

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