Certificate (1-2 years)-12% vs national median329 grads tracked
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Lincoln Land Community College
Ranked 204th of 256 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$41,643
middle 50%: $33,928 – $50,728
Median · 5 years out
$50,539
middle 50%: $40,701 – $64,707
Median · 10 years out
$57,688
middle 50%: $46,908 – $80,101
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
Lincoln Land Community College Practical Nursing students earn a median $41.6k in year one. Five-year median earnings are $50.5k.
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
8 yrs
≈ $9,050 total interest
Same major at other universities
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 12
$51,052 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 11
$51,020 · 5 yrs out
Alexandria Technical and Community College
$50,843 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
$50,775 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Technical College - Bemidji
$50,688 · 5 yrs out
Elaine P. Nunez Community College
$50,579 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 14
$50,255 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 7
$50,240 · 5 yrs out
Kaskaskia College
$50,208 · 5 yrs out
John Wood Community College
$50,083 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Shore Community College
$50,050 · 5 yrs out
Owens Community College
$49,787 · 5 yrs out
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$80,964 · 5 yrs out
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$69,154 · 5 yrs out
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$68,444 · 5 yrs out
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$66,002 · 5 yrs out
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$63,451 · 5 yrs out
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$59,253 · 5 yrs out
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