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Certificate (1-2 years)-2% vs national median608 grads tracked

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical College

Ranked 137th of 256 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$45,059
middle 50%: $34,979 – $55,312
Median · 5 years out
$56,225
middle 50%: $44,138 – $73,061
Median · 10 years out
$70,713
middle 50%: $52,107 – $97,692

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 Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants earn a median $45,059 one year after graduating, rising to $70,713 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 2% below the national median of $57,142 for this field, ranking 137th 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
7.1 yrs
≈ $8,039 total interest

Same major at other universities

Mineral Area College
$56,987 · 5 yrs out
Western Iowa Tech Community College
$56,895 · 5 yrs out
Kapiolani Community College
$56,768 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$56,676 · 5 yrs out
Pine Technical and Community College
$56,363 · 5 yrs out
Central Texas College District
$56,336 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan Community College
$56,219 · 5 yrs out
Hocking Technical College
$56,192 · 5 yrs out
Indian Hills Community College
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
Anoka Technical College
$55,918 · 5 yrs out
Amarillo College
$55,825 · 5 yrs out
Lamar State College - Port Arthur
$55,796 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical College

Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services (Certificate)
$110,315 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$109,668 · 5 yrs out
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services (Certificate)
$107,506 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$102,499 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$81,807 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$80,436 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$76,770 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$68,626 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$68,534 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,045 · 5 yrs out

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