Certificate (1-2 years)+8% vs national median509 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Rock Valley College
Ranked 120th of 370 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$45,783
middle 50%: $34,646 – $55,251
Median · 5 years out
$55,689
middle 50%: $42,442 – $70,799
Median · 10 years out
$65,148
middle 50%: $48,362 – $81,370
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
Health Professions certificate holders in Illinois earn a median of $46k in year one. Median earnings reach $65k by year ten.
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
7.2 yrs
≈ $8,026 total interest
Same major at other universities
Chemeketa Community College
$56,363 · 5 yrs out
Spoon River College
$56,292 · 5 yrs out
Central Texas College District
$56,186 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii Maui College
$55,916 · 5 yrs out
Pueblo Community College
$55,820 · 5 yrs out
McLennan Community College
$55,690 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$55,680 · 5 yrs out
Nassau Community College
$55,621 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Valley Community College
$55,393 · 5 yrs out
South Central College
$55,314 · 5 yrs out
Northeast Iowa Community College
$55,249 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Rock Valley College
Construction Trades (Associate)
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$96,422 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$74,260 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$73,728 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$72,966 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$71,961 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$70,489 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$69,834 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
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