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Certificate (1-2 years)+28% vs national median1,355 grads tracked

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Joliet Junior College

Ranked 18th of 256 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$36,053
middle 50%: $25,578 – $49,444
Median · 5 years out
$73,362
middle 50%: $57,389 – $86,835
Median · 10 years out
$80,781
middle 50%: $61,528 – $98,417

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

Joliet Junior College graduates in Practical Nursing earn $36k initially. By year ten, median earnings reach $81k.

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
6.4 yrs
≈ $7,756 total interest

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