Certificate (1-2 years)-8% vs national median770 grads tracked
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
Ranked 181st of 256 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,375
middle 50%: $33,552 – $53,801
Median · 5 years out
$52,656
middle 50%: $41,695 – $64,918
Median · 10 years out
$63,105
middle 50%: $50,881 – $79,157
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 earn a median of $43k in year one. Ten-year median earnings are $63k.
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
7.6 yrs
≈ $8,577 total interest
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Kilgore College
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
Victoria College
$53,059 · 5 yrs out
Lamar State College - Orange
$53,025 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5
$52,959 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4
$52,829 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont Virginia Community College
$52,711 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont Technical College
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
Orangeburg - Calhoun Technical College
$52,276 · 5 yrs out
Columbus State Community College
$52,259 · 5 yrs out
Williamsburg Technical College
$52,165 · 5 yrs out
Vernon College
$52,165 · 5 yrs out
Sauk Valley Community College
$52,107 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
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$103,197 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$84,631 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$76,734 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$76,680 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$75,070 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$74,364 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Associate)
$73,650 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,224 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$71,690 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$71,487 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$70,474 · 5 yrs out
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