Certificate (1-2 years)+1% vs national median1,230 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Olney Central College
Ranked 163rd of 370 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,183
middle 50%: $26,707 – $42,682
Median · 5 years out
$52,547
middle 50%: $38,264 – $65,305
Median · 10 years out
$60,558
middle 50%: $45,043 – $76,611
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 earn $34k in their first year. Median pay reaches $61k 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
8.3 yrs
≈ $9,779 total interest
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$53,059 · 5 yrs out
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$52,937 · 5 yrs out
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$52,880 · 5 yrs out
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$52,765 · 5 yrs out
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$52,590 · 5 yrs out
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$52,459 · 5 yrs out
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$52,338 · 5 yrs out
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$52,251 · 5 yrs out
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$52,165 · 5 yrs out
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$52,100 · 5 yrs out
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$52,048 · 5 yrs out
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$51,994 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Olney Central College
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$69,466 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,254 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$61,159 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$58,851 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$55,556 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$55,389 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$55,040 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$51,372 · 5 yrs out
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$50,791 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Physical Sciences (Associate)
$49,095 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$49,095 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$49,095 · 5 yrs out
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