Certificate (under 1 year)-28% vs national median902 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at John Wood Community College
Ranked 288th of 303 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$26,121
middle 50%: $20,921 – $32,212
Median · 5 years out
$32,143
middle 50%: $24,490 – $45,058
Median · 10 years out
$37,722
middle 50%: $27,919 – $56,007
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Health Professions and Related Programs (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Health Professions graduates from John Wood Community College start with a median salary of $26k. Earnings reach $38k 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?
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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
13.9 yrs
≈ $16,999 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$33,246 · 5 yrs out
Spartanburg Community College
$33,018 · 5 yrs out
Sauk Valley Community College
$32,971 · 5 yrs out
Laredo College
$32,920 · 5 yrs out
Belmont College
$32,821 · 5 yrs out
Rend Lake College
$32,805 · 5 yrs out
Washington State Community College
$32,393 · 5 yrs out
Snow College
$31,905 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Shore Community College
$31,799 · 5 yrs out
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
$31,032 · 5 yrs out
John A. Logan College
$30,856 · 5 yrs out
Danville Community College
$30,303 · 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
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$48,856 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields (Associate)
$47,802 · 5 yrs out
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