Certificate (1-2 years)+5% vs national median418 grads tracked
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Shawnee Community College
Ranked 108th of 256 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,298
middle 50%: $27,341 – $42,952
Median · 5 years out
$59,848
middle 50%: $43,680 – $74,539
Median · 10 years out
$69,291
middle 50%: $48,563 – $89,791
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
Practical Nursing certificate students at Shawnee Community College start with a $35k median salary. This figure climbs to $69k after ten years.
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
7.4 yrs
≈ $8,831 total interest
Same major at other universities
Jefferson College
$60,538 · 5 yrs out
Central Maine Community College
$60,272 · 5 yrs out
John A. Logan College
$59,996 · 5 yrs out
Midland College
$59,924 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 1
$59,921 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Central College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Central Lakes College
$59,664 · 5 yrs out
Temple College
$59,649 · 5 yrs out
Northeast Iowa Community College
$59,569 · 5 yrs out
Hennepin Technical College
$59,422 · 5 yrs out
Hawaii Community College
$59,353 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii Maui College
$59,187 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Shawnee Community College
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$70,796 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$68,363 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$53,578 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$44,978 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Certificate)
$44,612 · 5 yrs out
Ground Transportation (Certificate)
$44,612 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$43,879 · 5 yrs out
Security Science and Technology (Associate)
$42,446 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$40,883 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Physical Sciences (Associate)
$40,883 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate)
$36,928 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate)
$36,928 · 5 yrs out
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