Associate+9% vs national median1,133 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Central Lakes College
Ranked 128th of 490 associate programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$59,700
middle 50%: $42,509 – $72,366
Median · 5 years out
$74,324
middle 50%: $53,696 – $91,119
Median · 10 years out
$86,291
middle 50%: $64,884 – $102,948
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Health Professions and Related Programs (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Health Professions graduates from Central Lakes College start with a $60k median salary. Earnings increase to $74k by year 5 and $86k by year 10.
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
5.3 yrs
≈ $5,814 total interest
Same major at other universities
Gordon State College
$74,660 · 5 yrs out
Middlesex Community College
$74,643 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Altoona
$74,476 · 5 yrs out
Moraine Valley Community College
$74,453 · 5 yrs out
Prairie State College
$74,448 · 5 yrs out
Wharton County Junior College
$74,416 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$74,317 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$74,307 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Northwest
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mountain College
$74,191 · 5 yrs out
Southwest Texas Junior College
$74,186 · 5 yrs out
University of New Haven
$74,086 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Central Lakes College
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$84,083 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$79,118 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$68,363 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$68,363 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$64,175 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
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