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Certificate (1-2 years)+6% vs national median579 grads tracked

Health Professions and Related Programs at Kankakee Community College

Ranked 131st of 370 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$43,756
middle 50%: $33,414 – $56,008
Median · 5 years out
$54,903
middle 50%: $41,642 – $68,766
Median · 10 years out
$65,986
middle 50%: $46,131 – $82,712

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

Graduates of Kankakee Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Health Professions and Related Programs earn a median $43,756 one year after graduating, rising to $65,986 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 6% above the national median of $51,774 for this field, ranking 131st of 370 reporting programs.

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
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,313 total interest

Same major at other universities

South Central College
$55,314 · 5 yrs out
Northeast Iowa Community College
$55,249 · 5 yrs out
Indian Hills Community College
$55,235 · 5 yrs out
Tyler Junior College
$55,198 · 5 yrs out
Ridgewater College
$55,190 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 1
$55,092 · 5 yrs out
Lincoln Land Community College
$54,890 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Community College
$54,767 · 5 yrs out
South Plains College
$54,690 · 5 yrs out
Lamar State College - Port Arthur
$54,532 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$54,522 · 5 yrs out
Denmark Technical College
$54,485 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Kankakee Community College

Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$90,181 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$82,718 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$80,205 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$76,984 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$76,823 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$70,184 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$68,571 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$67,307 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$67,254 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$67,254 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$66,619 · 5 yrs out

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