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Certificate (1-2 years)-6% vs national median755 grads tracked

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 10

Ranked 167th of 256 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$41,715
middle 50%: $31,693 – $51,309
Median · 5 years out
$53,724
middle 50%: $40,905 – $68,711
Median · 10 years out
$59,326
middle 50%: $45,180 – $76,309

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

Ivy Tech Community College nursing certificate holders earn a median of $42k in year one. Pay reaches $54k by year five and $59k 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
7.7 yrs
≈ $8,701 total interest

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