Certificate (under 1 year)-26% vs national median1,262 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Sauk Valley Community College
Ranked 283rd of 303 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$24,753
middle 50%: $18,724 – $32,378
Median · 5 years out
$32,971
middle 50%: $24,374 – $49,647
Median · 10 years out
$45,712
middle 50%: $31,299 – $68,005
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
Sauk Valley Community College health program certificate holders earn $25k in their first year. Median pay reaches $46k after a decade.
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?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
12.5 yrs
≈ $15,902 total interest
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$33,719 · 5 yrs out
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$33,487 · 5 yrs out
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$33,433 · 5 yrs out
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$33,260 · 5 yrs out
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$33,246 · 5 yrs out
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$33,018 · 5 yrs out
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$32,920 · 5 yrs out
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$32,821 · 5 yrs out
Rend Lake College
$32,805 · 5 yrs out
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$32,393 · 5 yrs out
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$32,143 · 5 yrs out
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$31,905 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Sauk Valley Community College
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$67,018 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$66,438 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$62,520 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$62,087 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Associate)
$58,527 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Certificate)
$58,065 · 5 yrs out
Ground Transportation (Certificate)
$58,065 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$57,175 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$57,175 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
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