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Certificate (1-2 years)-15% vs national median893 grads tracked

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College

Ranked 223rd of 256 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$41,610
middle 50%: $32,174 – $51,025
Median · 5 years out
$48,404
middle 50%: $38,021 – $61,332
Median · 10 years out
$61,167
middle 50%: $40,849 – $79,517

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

Nursing certificate graduates earn a $42k median salary in year one. This grows to $48k at year five and reaches $61k 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
8.2 yrs
≈ $9,253 total interest

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