Certificate (1-2 years)+27% vs national median450 grads tracked
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Ranked 21st of 256 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$38,509
middle 50%: $28,916 – $50,368
Median · 5 years out
$72,389
middle 50%: $55,423 – $88,641
Median · 10 years out
$88,254
middle 50%: $67,198 – $110,082
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 graduates at Minneapolis Community and Technical College earn a median $39k in year one. Ten-year earnings reach $88k.
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
6.3 yrs
≈ $7,578 total interest
Same major at other universities
Massachusetts Bay Community College
$74,144 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Northwestern Community College
$73,728 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bronx Community College
$73,565 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$73,362 · 5 yrs out
Laramie County Community College
$72,632 · 5 yrs out
College of the Mainland
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Lane Community College
$72,299 · 5 yrs out
Trident Technical College
$71,967 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mountain College
$71,899 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Farmingdale
$71,778 · 5 yrs out
Kishwaukee College
$71,633 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$71,060 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Transportation and Materials Moving (Associate)
$93,846 · 5 yrs out
Air Transportation (Associate)
$93,846 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$86,507 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (Certificate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$83,287 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$78,227 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$76,554 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$75,158 · 5 yrs out
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Certificate)
$75,158 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$73,547 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$73,413 · 5 yrs out
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