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Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Mount Wachusett Community College

Ranked 44th of 256 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$43,520
middle 50%: $33,413 – $57,489
Median · 5 years out
$68,310
middle 50%: $52,973 – $87,561
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 (1-2 years)) graduates.

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

Practical Nursing certificate holders at Mount Wachusett Community College start with a median salary of $44k. This income grows to $68k after five years.

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
6.4 yrs
≈ $7,382 total interest

Same major at other universities

Berkshire Community College
$69,644 · 5 yrs out
Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College
$69,553 · 5 yrs out
El Paso Community College
$69,348 · 5 yrs out
Western Wyoming Community College
$69,330 · 5 yrs out
Morgan Community College
$69,061 · 5 yrs out
Holyoke Community College
$68,702 · 5 yrs out
Treasure Valley Community College
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
Laredo College
$67,460 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$67,048 · 5 yrs out
Umpqua Community College
$67,042 · 5 yrs out
Davis Technical College
$66,998 · 5 yrs out
Danville Area Community College
$66,957 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Mount Wachusett Community College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$83,262 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$74,776 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$69,841 · 5 yrs out
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Associate)
$66,514 · 5 yrs out
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Associate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Associate)
$65,634 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$64,754 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$64,257 · 5 yrs out
Biotechnology (Associate)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Associate)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General (Associate)
$57,323 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Associate)
$55,699 · 5 yrs out

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