Certificate (1-2 years)-6% vs national median490 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at John Wood Community College
Ranked 223rd of 370 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$37,489
middle 50%: $30,384 – $45,718
Median · 5 years out
$48,856
middle 50%: $37,697 – $63,159
Median · 10 years out
$55,546
middle 50%: $39,884 – $77,755
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
John Wood Community College health graduates earn a median of $37k in their first year. Median salaries reach $56k after ten years.
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
8.6 yrs
≈ $9,837 total interest
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Southeastern Illinois College
$49,035 · 5 yrs out
Kaskaskia College
$49,021 · 5 yrs out
Rappahannock Community College
$49,019 · 5 yrs out
Texarkana College
$48,990 · 5 yrs out
Richland Community College
$48,943 · 5 yrs out
Century College
$48,891 · 5 yrs out
Elaine P. Nunez Community College
$48,775 · 5 yrs out
Western Iowa Tech Community College
$48,710 · 5 yrs out
Hawkeye Community College
$48,593 · 5 yrs out
Schenectady County Community College
$48,334 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$48,242 · 5 yrs out
Paris Junior College
$48,238 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at John Wood Community College
Fire Protection (Associate)
$86,219 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$85,023 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$63,346 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$61,910 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$61,273 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural Business and Management (Associate)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Certificate)
$52,765 · 5 yrs out
Ground Transportation (Certificate)
$52,765 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$50,083 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields (Associate)
$47,802 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$46,593 · 5 yrs out
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