Certificate (under 1 year)-7% vs national median1,762 grads tracked
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Kaskaskia College
Ranked 93rd of 147 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$22,696
middle 50%: $17,639 – $28,370
Median · 5 years out
$35,839
middle 50%: $24,609 – $53,319
Median · 10 years out
$46,613
middle 50%: $31,190 – $66,733
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Practical Nursing graduates earn a median of $23k in year 1. Salaries reach $47k by year 10.
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
12.1 yrs
≈ $15,497 total interest
Same major at other universities
City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College
$36,634 · 5 yrs out
South Suburban College
$36,571 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Olney Central College
$36,384 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College
$35,953 · 5 yrs out
Waubonsee Community College
$35,870 · 5 yrs out
Spartanburg Community College
$35,840 · 5 yrs out
Morton College
$35,681 · 5 yrs out
Western Iowa Tech Community College
$35,559 · 5 yrs out
Morgan Community College
$35,447 · 5 yrs out
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$35,319 · 5 yrs out
Rock Valley College
$35,122 · 5 yrs out
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$34,840 · 5 yrs out
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$76,770 · 5 yrs out
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$71,728 · 5 yrs out
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$67,343 · 5 yrs out
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