Certificate (1-2 years)-19% vs national median571 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Lakeland Community College
Ranked 308th of 370 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,782
middle 50%: $25,618 – $47,802
Median · 5 years out
$41,913
middle 50%: $30,748 – $58,744
Median · 10 years out
$46,858
middle 50%: $32,758 – $63,742
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Health Professions and Related Programs (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Lakeland Community College certificate holders in Health Professions earn a $36k median salary initially. Five-year and ten-year medians are $42k and $47k, respectively.
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
9.9 yrs
≈ $11,372 total interest
Same major at other universities
Louisiana Delta Community College
$42,670 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 11
$42,518 · 5 yrs out
Central Maine Community College
$42,505 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4
$42,399 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3
$42,168 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 7
$42,006 · 5 yrs out
Black Hawk College
$41,821 · 5 yrs out
Queensborough Community College-CUNY
$41,695 · 5 yrs out
Danville Community College
$41,638 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$41,363 · 5 yrs out
Northwestern Connecticut Community College
$41,357 · 5 yrs out
Tri-County Technical College
$41,301 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Lakeland Community College
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$111,405 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$105,977 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$97,356 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$92,930 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$92,787 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$79,974 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,415 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$72,568 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$67,203 · 5 yrs out
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$66,438 · 5 yrs out
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