Certificate (under 1 year)+56% vs national median142 grads tracked

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Bunker Hill Community College

Ranked 12th of 147 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out

$39,556

middle 50%: $27,770 – $54,051

Median · 5 years out

$59,848

middle 50%: $43,159 – $79,157

Median · 10 years out

n/a

not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Bunker Hill Community College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants earn a median $39,556 one year after graduating, rising to $59,848 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 56% above the national median of $38,400 for this field, ranking 12th of 147 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.

Student debt at graduation$30,000Salary share toward the loan10%

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in

7.3 yrs

≈ $8,398 total interest

Same major at other universities

San Jacinto Community College District

$65,547 · 5 yrs out

Navarro College

$62,723 · 5 yrs out

Houston Community College

$62,476 · 5 yrs out

$61,955 · 5 yrs out

Lone Star College System

$61,098 · 5 yrs out

$60,527 · 5 yrs out

Weatherford College

$59,360 · 5 yrs out

$58,787 · 5 yrs out

$58,363 · 5 yrs out

North Central Texas College

$58,246 · 5 yrs out

$56,915 · 5 yrs out

Inver Hills Community College

$56,877 · 5 yrs out

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$79,787 · 5 yrs out

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$78,486 · 5 yrs out

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