Certificate (under 1 year)-20% vs national median3,085 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Rock Valley College
Ranked 246th of 303 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$26,224
middle 50%: $19,945 – $33,571
Median · 5 years out
$35,661
middle 50%: $26,396 – $55,503
Median · 10 years out
$48,783
middle 50%: $32,791 – $70,573
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
Rock Valley College certificate holders in Health Professions see a $26k median salary in year one. Ten-year median earnings reach $49k.
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
11.5 yrs
≈ $14,519 total interest
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$36,368 · 5 yrs out
Kishwaukee College
$36,161 · 5 yrs out
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$36,059 · 5 yrs out
Vincennes University
$35,940 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Community College
$35,872 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 7
$35,677 · 5 yrs out
Kaskaskia College
$35,639 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Oregon Community College
$35,626 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 9
$35,564 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College
$35,539 · 5 yrs out
Lamar State College - Port Arthur
$35,500 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College
$35,474 · 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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