Certificate (under 1 year)+37% vs national median693 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Kankakee Community College
Ranked 27th of 303 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$47,558
middle 50%: $32,905 – $65,169
Median · 5 years out
$60,738
middle 50%: $42,718 – $76,290
Median · 10 years out
$70,703
middle 50%: $49,659 – $90,230
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
Nursing certificate graduates earn $48k in year 1. Median salaries reach $71k 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
6.7 yrs
≈ $7,460 total interest
Same major at other universities
Northern Virginia Community College
$63,923 · 5 yrs out
Lone Star College System
$63,408 · 5 yrs out
Casper College
$62,571 · 5 yrs out
Germanna Community College
$62,107 · 5 yrs out
Navarro College
$61,464 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
$60,738 · 5 yrs out
Massachusetts Bay Community College
$60,724 · 5 yrs out
Temple College
$60,213 · 5 yrs out
Kennebec Valley Community College
$58,998 · 5 yrs out
North Central Texas College
$58,613 · 5 yrs out
Hill College
$57,819 · 5 yrs out
Mountain View College
$57,726 · 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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