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Certificate (1-2 years)+14% vs national median739 grads tracked

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Minnesota West Community and Technical College

Ranked 66th of 256 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$39,027
middle 50%: $30,001 – $49,059
Median · 5 years out
$64,916
middle 50%: $47,586 – $80,115
Median · 10 years out
$70,625
middle 50%: $52,765 – $89,880

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

Graduates of Minnesota West Community and Technical College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants earn a median $39,027 one year after graduating, rising to $70,625 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 14% above the national median of $57,142 for this field, ranking 66th of 256 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.

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

Paid off in
6.8 yrs
≈ $8,027 total interest

Same major at other universities

Rogue Community College
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mesa University
$65,353 · 5 yrs out
Mt. Hood Community College
$65,168 · 5 yrs out
Greenfield Community College
$65,153 · 5 yrs out
North Country Community College
$65,087 · 5 yrs out
Howard County Junior College District
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Pueblo Community College
$64,731 · 5 yrs out
Mountainland Technical College
$64,689 · 5 yrs out
Suffolk County Community College
$64,628 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Medgar Evers College
$64,546 · 5 yrs out
Ogden-Weber Technical College
$64,523 · 5 yrs out
Florence - Darlington Technical College
$64,499 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Minnesota West Community and Technical College

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$81,339 · 5 yrs out
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$80,008 · 5 yrs out
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$73,677 · 5 yrs out
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$71,728 · 5 yrs out
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$71,728 · 5 yrs out
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$71,412 · 5 yrs out
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$66,891 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
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$65,835 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$65,835 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$63,170 · 5 yrs out
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$62,818 · 5 yrs out

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