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Certificate (1-2 years)-7% vs national median681 grads tracked

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5

Ranked 178th of 256 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$43,827
middle 50%: $33,752 – $53,144
Median · 5 years out
$52,959
middle 50%: $42,061 – $66,981
Median · 10 years out
$59,911
middle 50%: $45,969 – $74,154

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 5's certificate (1-2 years) program in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants earn a median $43,827 one year after graduating, rising to $59,911 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 7% below the national median of $57,142 for this field, ranking 178th 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
7.6 yrs
≈ $8,516 total interest

Same major at other universities

Niagara County Community College
$53,435 · 5 yrs out
Richland Community College
$53,306 · 5 yrs out
St. Cloud Technical and Community College
$53,141 · 5 yrs out
Kilgore College
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
Victoria College
$53,059 · 5 yrs out
Lamar State College - Orange
$53,025 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4
$52,829 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont Virginia Community College
$52,711 · 5 yrs out
Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
$52,656 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont Technical College
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
Orangeburg - Calhoun Technical College
$52,276 · 5 yrs out
Columbus State Community College
$52,259 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$85,788 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$76,770 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$68,782 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$68,222 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$60,738 · 5 yrs out
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$58,683 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$58,114 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$57,669 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$56,996 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades, Other (Certificate)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$55,817 · 5 yrs out

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