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Certificate (under 1 year)+11% vs national median1,097 grads tracked

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Sinclair Community College

Ranked 62nd of 147 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$26,753
middle 50%: $20,599 – $34,729
Median · 5 years out
$42,643
middle 50%: $29,496 – $64,280
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Sinclair Community College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants earn a median $26,753 one year after graduating, rising to $42,643 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 11% above the national median of $38,400 for this field, ranking 62nd of 147 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
11.1 yrs
≈ $13,193 total interest

Same major at other universities

North Central State College
$43,468 · 5 yrs out
Pickens Technical College
$43,140 · 5 yrs out
Prairie State College
$43,116 · 5 yrs out
Century College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Utah Tech University
$42,709 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mountain College
$42,660 · 5 yrs out
Emily Griffith Technical College
$42,604 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$42,208 · 5 yrs out
Dakota County Technical College
$42,146 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$41,101 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mesa University
$40,922 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota West Community and Technical College
$40,642 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Sinclair Community College

Fire Protection (Associate)
$99,192 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$85,788 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Associate)
$84,796 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$82,803 · 5 yrs out
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences (Certificate)
$80,863 · 5 yrs out
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations (Certificate)
$80,863 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$77,702 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Engineering (Associate)
$74,186 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$72,518 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$72,273 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$72,273 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,014 · 5 yrs out

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