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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

Graduates of Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 10's certificate (1-2 years) program in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants earn a median $41,715 one year after graduating, rising to $59,326 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 6% below the national median of $57,142 for this field, ranking 167th of 256 reporting programs.

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

Same major at other universities

Helena College University of Montana
$53,873 · 5 yrs out
Aiken Technical College
$53,833 · 5 yrs out
Delgado Community College
$53,819 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 6
$53,819 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Iowa Community College
$53,810 · 5 yrs out
Southern State Community College
$53,783 · 5 yrs out
Saint Charles Community College
$53,724 · 5 yrs out
Hawkeye Community College
$53,677 · 5 yrs out
Central Carolina Technical College
$53,552 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 13
$53,516 · 5 yrs out
Niagara County Community College
$53,435 · 5 yrs out
Richland Community College
$53,306 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 10

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$76,854 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$75,612 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$70,685 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$70,164 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$60,861 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$59,105 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$55,111 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$54,339 · 5 yrs out
Legal Support Services (Associate)
$52,354 · 5 yrs out
Legal Professions and Studies (Associate)
$52,354 · 5 yrs out

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